Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans: A Report of Three Cases

Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans is a disorder affecting the hair follicles characterized by scarring alopecia of the scalp, eyebrows, and axillae, sometimes associated with photophobia and keratoderma. Being X-linked, it is more commonly seen in males but can be rarely seen in females als...

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Autores principales: Malvankar, Dipali D, Sacchidanand, S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26622157
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.167461
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description Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans is a disorder affecting the hair follicles characterized by scarring alopecia of the scalp, eyebrows, and axillae, sometimes associated with photophobia and keratoderma. Being X-linked, it is more commonly seen in males but can be rarely seen in females also. We report three cases of this rare disorder including one in a female.
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spelling pubmed-46399572015-11-30 Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans: A Report of Three Cases Malvankar, Dipali D Sacchidanand, S Int J Trichology Case Report Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans is a disorder affecting the hair follicles characterized by scarring alopecia of the scalp, eyebrows, and axillae, sometimes associated with photophobia and keratoderma. Being X-linked, it is more commonly seen in males but can be rarely seen in females also. We report three cases of this rare disorder including one in a female. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4639957/ /pubmed/26622157 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.167461 Text en Copyright: © International Journal of Trichology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639957/
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