Group of Three Cases: (1) Acne Conglobata; (2) Acne Cachecticorum; (3) Perifolliculitis Capitis Abscedens et Suffodiens
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Report of a patient with acne conglobata and perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens
Perifoliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens, dissecting folliculitis, dissecting cellulitis, or Hoffman disease is a rare, inflammatory and chronic condition, which affects the scalp of young black men, mainly characterized by the appearance of nodules and abscesses that drain purulent material with fistulas and pathways, leading ultimately to scarring alopecia. At present, this condition i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1931
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591573102400805