Skin nontumor
Alopecia
Folliculitis decalvans
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Cite this page: Hamodat M. Folliculitis decalvans. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skinnontumorfolliculitisdecalvans.html. Accessed April 2nd, 2023.
Definition / general
- Alopecia: hair loss from head or body
- Folliculitis decalvans: alopecia that involves scarring; redness, swelling and pustules around hair follicle, with subsequent follicular destruction and permanent hair loss
Diagnosis
- Adequate tissue sampling and appropriate laboratory processing, in combination with clinical information, provide the key to diagnosis (Histopathology 2010;56:24)
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Angel Fernandez-Flores, M.D., Ph.D.
Folliculitis decalvans
