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Folliculitis decalvans and dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: a significant association.
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The British journal of dermatology [Br J Dermatol] 2022 Dec; Vol. 187 (6), pp. 1026-1028. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 06. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This work reports 30 cases of folliculitis decalvans (FD) in patients with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) among a cohort of 125 DEB patients seen between 2010 and 2021 in 2 French expert centers for the management of inherited epidermolysis bullosa. Such an association between two rare diseases cannot be fortuitous and implies a physiopathological link that we discuss in this paper. This association is a new significant fact to add to the reflexion on FD causes, suggesting that skin abnormality of DEB could act as a factor of a specific skin barrier alteration which could favor FD. Scarring alopecia with tufted folliculitis and pustules on inflamed skin at the vertex of a woman with dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.<br /> (© 2022 British Association of Dermatologists.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1365-2133
- Volume :
- 187
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The British journal of dermatology
- Publication Type :
- Editorial & Opinion
- Accession number :
- 35904062
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.21796