Acantholytic hair casts: A dermoscopic sign of pemphigus vulgaris of the scalp
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Persistent Pemphigus Vulgaris Showing Features of Tufted Hair Folliculitis
Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune blistering disease that commonly involves the scalp. Lesions of pemphigus vulgaris that persist on the scalp for a long period may be accompanied by tufted hair folliculitis. Only two previous accounts of tufted hair folliculitis developing in a lesion of pemphigus vulgaris have been reported. We report a 51-year-old-man with erosions and clusters of hair on ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Trichology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0974-7753
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.100087