Tinea capitis mimicking dissecting cellulitis of the scalp: a histopathologic pitfall when evaluating alopecia in the post-pubertal patient

J Cutan Pathol. 2014 Jan;41(1):2-4. doi: 10.1111/cup.12270.
No abstract available

Keywords: cicatricial alopecia; dissecting cellulitis; mimicry; tinea capitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Alopecia / etiology*
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cellulitis / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Naphthalenes / therapeutic use
  • Scalp Dermatoses / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases, Genetic / diagnosis*
  • Terbinafine
  • Tinea Capitis / complications
  • Tinea Capitis / diagnosis*
  • Tinea Capitis / drug therapy
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Naphthalenes
  • Terbinafine

Supplementary concepts

  • Perifolliculitis Capitis Abscedens Et Suffodiens, Familial