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Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp in an adolescent with near‐total hair regrowth: Case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Teng Christopher,
Yu JiaDe,
Taylor Jesse,
Rubin Adam I.,
Treat James R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13929
Subject(s) - scalp , medicine , dermatology , presentation (obstetrics) , girl , scarring alopecia , case presentation , surgery , psychology , developmental psychology
Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS) is an uncommon chronic inflammatory response to scalp trauma that usually resolves with cicatricial alopecia. It most commonly affects elderly patients with a history of actinic damage. Herein, we describe a 16‐year‐old girl with acrofacial dysostosis type 1 presenting after surgery with crusting purulent scalp lesions, whose clinical presentation and histopathologic findings were consistent with EPDS. A review of the literature on EPDS in children is also detailed.