Itchy scalp troubles many people. The causes of itching can be systemic, psychogenic, neurological, and dermatological diseases. most common diseases associated with are seborrheic dermatitis psoriasis. pathogenesis these is very different, but in both cases, skin microbiota changes may present, supporting the inflammation. Also, conditions, flaking other similar clinical presentations occur. I...

Pemphigus herpetiformis (PH) is an uncommon variant of pemphigus that accounts for an estimated 6% to 7.2% of all cases of this skin disorder. The term pemphigus herpetiformis was coined by Jablonska et al. in 1975 to describe a entity that was clinically similar to dermatitis herpetiformis, showed acantholysis on biopsy, and responded to sulfapyridine. The authors considered that PH was a vari...

Sir, A 34-year-old man, presented with progressive swelling and serous discharge on his face and scalp for 4 months. General examination revealed pallor and multiple, enlarged, non-tender, discrete, mobile lymph nodes in bilateral cervical, axillary, and inguinal regions, the largest of which was 5 cm × 6 cm in the right axillary region, associated with hepatosplenomegaly. He had a leonine faci...

The objective of the present study was to understand the histomorphological and quantitative characteristics of black and gray human scalp hair. A total of 440 hair samples (220 black hairs and 220 gray hairs) were collected from 22 adult Bengalee males of West Bengal, aged between 3080 years. The hair samples were washed, scanned and measured by standard techniques. Medullary index was calcula...

We describe a 60-year-old man with IgG4-related chronic sclerosing dacryoadenitis and sialoadenitis associated with lymphoplasmacytic and eosinophilic infiltration in erythematous nodules. Physical examination revealed left eye extrusion and small itchy nodules on the scalp and neck. The serum IgG level was 1,570 mg/dL, IgG4 463 mg/dL (29.5%), and IgE 4,554 IU/mL. Lacrimal gland biopsy disclose...

Abstract CYLD cutaneous syndrome (CCS) presents during puberty with the development of hair follicle tumours, including cylindromas, spiradenomas or trichoepitheliomas, and is associated pathogenic variants in tumour suppressor gene CYLD. Germline BRCA2 are an increased risk breast, ovarian, pancreatic prostate cancer. Coinheritance both genes has not been previously reported, here, we present ...

Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp or dissecting folliculitis also known as "perifoliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens" (PCAS), is a rare, severe and distinct dermatological disease. It most probably occurs because of follicular occlusion via hyperkeratosis, having the same mechanism of acnea conglobata and hidradenitis suppurativa. These dermatoses may be associated or may have an isolat...