Diagnostic and management challenges of erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp: a retrospective study in Greek population.

1, new recurrences were observed in two out of nine patients (22.2%) that received acitretin and in five out of seven patients (71.4%) that received TCi as maintenance treatment. Acitretin was continued after TS withdrawal as maintenance treatment; (ii) a cycle of TS followed by TCi as maintenance treatment; (iii) TCi in combination with 25 mg of acitretin, both in continuous application. Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS) is an inflammatory dermatosis, characterized by erosions, pustules and crusts.1-7 Risk factors include elderly age, actinic damage, androgenetic alopecia and preceding trauma.1-7 We retrospectively analysed data of clinically and histologically diagnosed EPDS patients, to assess disease characteristics and efficacy of different therapies and to explore various associations. .000</td></tr></tbody></table> ht GLO:3NZ/01nov21:jdv17455-fig-0001.jpg PHOTO (COLOR): 1 Treatment flowchart. gl After treatment cessation, 18 out of 23 patients (78.3%) experienced a recurrence/deterioration at a median time of 8 weeks (IQR = 4-12, range = 2-16). [Extracted from the article]