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Multimodality Surgical Treatment Approach to Acne Keloidalis Nuchae Based on Lesion Morphology

Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) correctly termed “folliculitis keloidalis”, is an unusual form of chronic folliculitis and cicatricial alopecia that affects nape of neck. AKN can lead to significant scarring with tumor like masses and alopecia. Treatment in chronic cases is challenging with recurrence...

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Autores principales: Madura, C, Kareddy, Sruthi, Kusuma, Marganahalli Ramachandra, Chandrashekar, BS
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8423212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34566374
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_32_20
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author Madura, C
Kareddy, Sruthi
Kusuma, Marganahalli Ramachandra
Chandrashekar, BS
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Kareddy, Sruthi
Kusuma, Marganahalli Ramachandra
Chandrashekar, BS
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description Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) correctly termed “folliculitis keloidalis”, is an unusual form of chronic folliculitis and cicatricial alopecia that affects nape of neck. AKN can lead to significant scarring with tumor like masses and alopecia. Treatment in chronic cases is challenging with recurrence being common. Several modalities are being tried with variable success. We aim to report our experience with multimodality surgical approach. Five patients of chronic AKN refractory to intralesional steroids were treated between 2015 - 2018 with (1) excision and primary closure or (2) punch excision followed by healing with secondary intention or (3) intralesional cryotherapy, based on lesion morphology, site and extent . All patients also underwent long-pulsed (LP) neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG)laser hair removal for the affected part with an aim to prevent new lesions from developing in the surrounding area. Patients were followed at regular intervals till 6 months. 100% patients were satisfied with the treatment outcome. They showed 80%–90% overall reduction in lesions with satisfactory cosmetic outcome. Complete removal of follicles leads to least chance of local recurrence. Surgical excision remains the most effective modality of management. In case of lesions <5 mm, punch excision can be gratifying. Cryotherapy is useful where excision and primary closure is not feasible. Hair removal lasers can prevent new lesions in the sorrounding area. Combined multimodality approach tailored to the type of lesions gives maximal result with a better cosmetic outcome.
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spelling pubmed-84232122021-09-24 Multimodality Surgical Treatment Approach to Acne Keloidalis Nuchae Based on Lesion Morphology Madura, C Kareddy, Sruthi Kusuma, Marganahalli Ramachandra Chandrashekar, BS J Cutan Aesthet Surg Short Communication Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) correctly termed “folliculitis keloidalis”, is an unusual form of chronic folliculitis and cicatricial alopecia that affects nape of neck. AKN can lead to significant scarring with tumor like masses and alopecia. Treatment in chronic cases is challenging with recurrence being common. Several modalities are being tried with variable success. We aim to report our experience with multimodality surgical approach. Five patients of chronic AKN refractory to intralesional steroids were treated between 2015 - 2018 with (1) excision and primary closure or (2) punch excision followed by healing with secondary intention or (3) intralesional cryotherapy, based on lesion morphology, site and extent . All patients also underwent long-pulsed (LP) neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG)laser hair removal for the affected part with an aim to prevent new lesions from developing in the surrounding area. Patients were followed at regular intervals till 6 months. 100% patients were satisfied with the treatment outcome. They showed 80%–90% overall reduction in lesions with satisfactory cosmetic outcome. Complete removal of follicles leads to least chance of local recurrence. Surgical excision remains the most effective modality of management. In case of lesions <5 mm, punch excision can be gratifying. Cryotherapy is useful where excision and primary closure is not feasible. Hair removal lasers can prevent new lesions in the sorrounding area. Combined multimodality approach tailored to the type of lesions gives maximal result with a better cosmetic outcome. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8423212/ /pubmed/34566374 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_32_20 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Madura, C
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Multimodality Surgical Treatment Approach to Acne Keloidalis Nuchae Based on Lesion Morphology
title Multimodality Surgical Treatment Approach to Acne Keloidalis Nuchae Based on Lesion Morphology
title_full Multimodality Surgical Treatment Approach to Acne Keloidalis Nuchae Based on Lesion Morphology
title_fullStr Multimodality Surgical Treatment Approach to Acne Keloidalis Nuchae Based on Lesion Morphology
title_full_unstemmed Multimodality Surgical Treatment Approach to Acne Keloidalis Nuchae Based on Lesion Morphology
title_short Multimodality Surgical Treatment Approach to Acne Keloidalis Nuchae Based on Lesion Morphology
title_sort multimodality surgical treatment approach to acne keloidalis nuchae based on lesion morphology
topic Short Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8423212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34566374
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_32_20
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