Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp

Jyoti P Mundi; Shoshana Marmon; Max Fischer; Hideko Kamino; Rishi Patel; Jerry Shapiro

Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp

Dermatol Online J. 2012 Dec 15;18(12):8.

Authors

Jyoti P Mundi¹, Shoshana Marmon, Max Fischer, Hideko Kamino, Rishi Patel, Jerry Shapiro

Affiliation

¹ The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, USA.

PMID: 23286798

Abstract

Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disease of the scalp that results in scarring alopecia. We present a case of a 32-year-old man with recalcitrant disease who is now responding to treatment with isotretinoin. The pathogenesis, clinical presentation, disease associations, and histopathological findings are reviewed. Treatment can be challenging. The literature on medical and surgical therapeutic options is reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Alopecia / etiology
Cellulitis / drug therapy
Cellulitis / microbiology*
Cellulitis / pathology*
Dermatologic Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Isotretinoin / therapeutic use
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Scalp Dermatoses / drug therapy
Scalp Dermatoses / microbiology*
Scalp Dermatoses / pathology*
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy

Substances

Dermatologic Agents
Isotretinoin