Dissecting cellulitis (DSC) after interferon beta-1a treatment and scalp trauma

Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp.

A 38-year-old Caucasian male presented to our department with 8 months of progressive painful subcutaneous nodules and abscesses in occipital scalp that caused numerous areas of alopecia (Figure 1). He had received treatment with isotretinoin due to acne conglobata two years back. Skinbiopsy specimen revealed a deep, chronic inflammatory infiltrate affecting the inferior portion of hair follicl...

Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp: response to isotretinoin.

We report three patients with dissecting cellulitis of the scalp. Prolonged treatment with oral isotretinoin was highly effective in all three patients. Furthermore, long-term post-treatment follow-up in two of the patients has shown a sustained therapeutic benefit.

Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp: Case Discussion, Unique Considerations, and Treatment Options

Treatment of Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp and the Use of Marsupialization: A Review

Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS), or perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens, is a rare, chronic, relapsing and remitting inflammatory disease of the scalp. We present a case of a patient with severe DCS refractory to medical management on chronic high-dose prednisone. We describe the procedure of marsupialization under general anesthesia which may be an effective treatment opt...

Successful treatment with alitretinoin of dissecting cellulitis of the scalp in keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome.