Disseminate and Recurrent Infundibulo-Folliculitis in Childhood

  • Alexandre Miroux Catarino Médico Interno de Dermatovenereologia/Resident of Dermatology and Venereology, Serviço de Dermatologia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8243-8724
  • Margarida Dias Assistente Hospitalar Graduada de Dermatovenereologia, Serviço de Dermatologia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal / Consultant of Dermatology and Venereology, Dermatology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Isabel Viana Assistente Hospitalar Graduada de Dermatovenereologia, Serviço de Dermatologia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal / Consultant of Dermatology and Venereology, Dermatology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.76.3.892
Keywords: Child, Folliculitis

Abstract

Disseminate and recurrent infundibulo-folliculitis is a rare entity of unknown etiology, characterized clinically by a papular and follicular eruption and histologically by spongiotic changes in the infundibular portion of the hair follicle. It usually occurs in young adults males with phototype V-VI of Fitzpatrick. The dermatosis habitually reaches the trunk and limbs, has a recurrent course and is characterized by poor response to therapy. We present a case of infundibulo-folliculitis in a 10-year-old child.

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Published
2018-10-05
How to Cite
Miroux Catarino, A., Dias, M., & Viana, I. (2018). Disseminate and Recurrent Infundibulo-Folliculitis in Childhood. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 76(3), 337-340. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.76.3.892
Issue
Vol 76 No 3 (2018): July - September
Section
Case Reports

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