Archive

Summer 2004, Vol. 12 No. 2

H.K. Dermatol. Venereol. Bull. (2004) 12, 89-91

Case Report

Folliculitis decalvans responding to isotretinoin therapy

YH Chan 陳耀海, WYM Tang 鄧旭明, WY Lam 林永賢

Abstract
A 17-year-old Chinese male student presented with red papular and pustular lesions over scalp with secondary scarring alopecia. The diagnosis of folliculitis decalvans was made based on clinical histological findings. Treatment with isotretinoin therapy resulted in satisfactory improvement.