Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp successfully treated with oral prednisone and topical tacrolimus

Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp is a rare inflammatory disorder of the scalp, affecting elderly patients after local trauma and leading to scarring or cicatricial alopecia. An elderly female patient complained of painful pustules on the parietal region bilaterally with progressive enlargeme...

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Published in:Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2013-10, Vol.88 (5), p.796-798
Main Authors: Zahdi, Mariana Ribas, Seidel, Gabriela Bestani, Soares, Vanessa Cristina, Freitas, Camila Fernanda Novak Pinheiro de, Mulinari-Brenner, Fabiane Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Cutaneous
Aged
Alopecia
Biopsy
Case Report
Cicatrix
DERMATOLOGY
Drug Therapy, Combination - methods
Female
Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents - administration & dosage
Prednisone - administration & dosage
Scalp
Scalp dermatoses
Scalp Dermatoses - drug therapy
Scalp Dermatoses - pathology
Tacrolimus - administration & dosage
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp is a rare inflammatory disorder of the scalp, affecting elderly patients after local trauma and leading to scarring or cicatricial alopecia. An elderly female patient complained of painful pustules on the parietal region bilaterally with progressive enlargement and ulceration. A biopsy suggested erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp and the patient was treated with prednisone 40 mg/day and 0.1% topical tacrolimus. After 10 weeks complete closure of the eroded areas was observed and a stable scarring alopecia developed.
ISSN:0365-0596
1806-4841
1806-4841
0365-0596
DOI:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132109