1. Folliculitis decalvans: a multicentre review of 82 patients
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Antonio Martorell-Calatayud, Ana María Molina-Ruiz, Cristina Serrano-Falcón, Salvador Arias-Santiago, Bibiana Pérez, D. Barco, Pedro Jaén, Ana Rita Rodrigues-Barata, Salvio Serrano, Francisco Camacho, Luis Requena, Ramon Grimalt, John Paoli, Sergio Vano-Galvan, and Pablo Fernández-Crehuet
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Alopecia Areata ,Erythema ,Dermoscopy ,Dermatology ,Scarring alopecia ,Severity of Illness Index ,Trichodynia ,Young Adult ,Severity of illness ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,Folliculitis ,business.industry ,Incidence ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Retrospective cohort study ,Middle Aged ,Alopecia areata ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Infectious Diseases ,Scalp Dermatoses ,Spain ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Folliculitis decalvans - Abstract
Background Folliculitis decalvans (FD) is a rare neutrophilic scarring alopecia that represents a therapeutic challengefor dermatologists.Objective To describe the epidemiology, comorbidities, clinical presentation, diagnostic !ndings and therapeuticoptions in a large series of patients with FD.Methods This retrospective multicentre review includes patients diagnosed with FD based on clinical and histopatho-logic !ndings. The clinical severity was determined by the maximum diameter of the largest alopecic patch (slight
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- 2015
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