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Kim, Kim, Kim, Song, and Ro: A Case of Tufted Hair Folliculititis
Case Report

Annals of Dermatology 2007; 19(4): 189-192.

Published online: 31 December 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2007.19.4.189

A Case of Tufted Hair Folliculititis

Yeon Jin Kim, M.D.1, Beom Joon Kim, M.D.1, Myeung Nam Kim, M.D.1, Kye Yong Song, M.D.2, Byung In Ro, M.D.3

1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

3Department of Dermatology, Myungji Hospital, College of Medicine, Kwan-Dong University, Kyeonggi, Korea.

Corresponding author (mnkim@cau.ac.kr)

Copyright © 2007 The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology

Abstract

Tufts folliculitis is an uncommon folliculitis of the scalp that resolves with patches of scarring alopecia within which multiple hair tufts emerge from dilated follicular orifices.
Each tuft consists of 5 to 20 normal-appearing hairs arising from a single follicular orfice. It has a prolonged relapsing clinical course, and results in a scarring alopecia. Systemic antibiotics and steroids are commonly used for anti-inflammatory effects, but have only a brief response.
Here, we report a case of tufted hair folliculitis in a 36-year-old woman, with the clinical, histological findings and computerized hand-held phototrichogramical evaluations.

Keywords: Tufted, Folliculitis, Phototrichogram

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