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disease > congenital disease > alopecia > dissecting folliculitis of the scalp
disease > skin appendages disease > alopecia > dissecting folliculitis of the scalp
disease > skin appendages disease > skin disease > folliculitis > dissecting folliculitis of the scalp
disease > skin appendages disease > skin disease > cellulitis > dissecting folliculitis of the scalp
disease > adipose tissue disorders > cellulitis > dissecting folliculitis of the scalp
disease > nodule > dissecting folliculitis of the scalp

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dissecting folliculitis of the scalp  

Definition

  • Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp, also known as dissecting scalp cellulitis, dissecting folliculitis of the scalp, perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens of Hoffman, perifolliculitis abscedens et suffodiens, or folliculitis abscedens et suffodiens, is an inflammatory condition of the scalp that can lead to scarring alopecia, which begins with deep inflammatory nodules, primarily over occiput, that progresses to coalescing regions of boggy scalp. (Wikipedia)

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