Tufted folliculitis
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Tufted folliculitis presents with doll's hair-like bundling of follicular units, and is seen in a wide range of scarring conditions including chronic staphylococcal infection
, chronic lupus erythematosus
, lichen planopilaris
, Graham-Little syndrome
, folliculitis decalvans
, acne keloidalis nuchae
, immunobullous disorders, and dissecting cellulitis.
Staphylococcal infection
Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria which includes several species that can cause a wide variety of infections in humans and other animals through either toxin production or invasion....
, chronic lupus erythematosus
Lupus erythematosus
Lupus erythematosus is a category for a collection of diseases with similar underlying problems with immunity . Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs...
, lichen planopilaris
Lichen planopilaris
Lichen planopilaris is a form of hair loss which involves scarring, a follicular form of lichen planus, and is considered to have an autoimmune cause...
, Graham-Little syndrome
Graham-Little syndrome
Graham-Little syndrome is a cutaneous condition characterized by lichen planus-like skin lesions....
, folliculitis decalvans
Folliculitis decalvans
Folliculitis decalvans is an inflammatory alopecia that leads to bogginess or induration of involved parts of the scalp along with pustules, erosions, crusts, and scale. It begins at a central point and spreads outward, leaving scarring, sores, and hair loss in its wake...
, acne keloidalis nuchae
Acne keloidalis nuchae
Acne keloidalis nuchae is a destructive scarring folliculitis that occurs almost exclusively on the occipital scalp of people of African descent, primarily men...
, immunobullous disorders, and dissecting cellulitis.