Acne keloidalis nuchae
Last Updated: 2023-07-07
Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.
ICD11: EE60.Y
Last Updated: 2023-07-07
Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.
ICD11: EE60.Y
Hebra u. Kaposi, 1860.
Acne keloidalis nuchae, Acne sclerotisans nuchae, Folliculitis keloidalis, Dermatitis papillaris capillitii (Kaposi), Nuchal keloid, Sycosis framboesiformis (Hebra), Sycosis nuchae sclerotisans.
Chronic fibrosing folliculitis, which can lead to cicatricial (keloidal) alopecia in males.
Unclear, probably a staphylococcal infection or an infection with Gram-negative pathogens.
At the neck-hair boundary arranged pustules and often already scarring.
Evolution of spinocellular carcinoma on the scars has been described.
Chronic progression.
Systemic therapies are often unsuccessful! What can be tried:
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