Abstract: Lichen simplex chronicus is a skin disease that mostly affects female patients, with a peak incidence between ages 35 and 50 years. On the scalp, it appears as a single or multiple oval lesions, showing scaling and hair shaft loss or breakage. An important dermoscopic feature of the disease are...
Abstract Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia is a rare and benign vascular tumor whose etiology remains uncertain. It clinically presents itself by angiomatous papules or nodules located on the head and neck. Many controversies in the literature are found in relation to angiolymphoid hyperplasia ...
A cutis verticis gyrata é uma condição do couro cabeludo caracterizada por sulcos e dobras profundas, causando o espessamento da pele que lhe dá uma aparência semelhante aos giros do córtex
cerebral. Pode ser congênita ou adquirida, e predomina no sexo masculino. É classificada de acordo com sua ...
Abstract Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. This bacillus has a high predilection for skin and peripheral nerves. The scalp’s anatomical properties do not favor the development of such mycobacterium. We report a case of leprosy with scalp involvement, a rare occ...
Abstract The scleroderma en coup de sabre is a variant of localized scleroderma that occurs preferentially in children. The disease progresses with a proliferative and inflammatory phase and later atrophy and residual deformity, which are treated with surgical techniques such as injectable fillers, trans...
La Pustulosis Erosiva del cuero cabelludo fue descrita por primera vez por Pye, Peachy y Burton en 1979, en mujeres mayores¹. De etiología y patogenia no del todo clara, se relaciona con exposición a trauma local. Se presenta como lesiones erosivas, costrosas y pustulosas de carácter estéril. Su cua...
