... an equal amount of 0.25 mL of MTX. Patients were instructed not to wash the treated area for the period of 24 h and to start using SPF 30 sunscreen 72 h after the procedure. Prior to the injection scalp, inspection and 0.2% chlorhexidine antisepsis were performed at the locations to be treated. Three...

...Nada Khalil; James Carton; Carolina P. Fernandez; Neil P. Patel Introduction: Lipedematous scalp (LS) is a rare disorder characterized by thickening of the adipose subcutaneous scalp layer without associated hair loss. To date, there have been fewer than 100 reported cases of LS. LS occurring...

...Anne Kelly Leroy; Rita Fernanda Cortez de Almeida; Daniel Lago Obadia; Sidney Frattini; Daniel Fernandes Melo Scalp seborrheic dermatitis (SSD) is a prevalent chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin disease. The etiology is related to sebum production, bacterial proliferation – Staphylococcus sp...

... of the scalp presenting as a circumscribed alopecic patch has been described as an unusual clinical entity. We present a new case of circumscribed morphea of the scalp. Case Report: We present the case of a 33-year-old man with a single cicatricial alopecic patch of the scalp. The main clinical, trichoscopic...

...Diego Abbenante; Michela V.R. Starace; Miriam Leuzzi; Marco Adriano Chessa; Bianca Maria Piraccini; Iria Neri Introduction: Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS) is an inflammatory scalp condition that usually affects the elderly, while only few cases have been reported in childhood...

...Supriya Punyani; Antonella Tosti; Maria Hordinsky; Dawn Yeomans; James Schwartz Background: How frequently should the scalp and hair be cleansed? A dearth of objective data has led to confusion both among lay people and experts. Each extreme has potential detrimental effects: overcleaning may lead...

...Chloe Goldman; Aisleen Diaz; Mariya Miteva Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a progressive scarring alopecia of unknown etiology that classically presents with a band of hair loss along the frontotemporal scalp. We report a case of FFA involving a band of alopecia along the frontotemporal scalp...

... to systemic disease. Benign cutaneous tumors have also been known to develop alopecia via occupying the place for hair follicles or tumor-induced inflammatory responses. However, the mechanism of alopecia by neurofibroma (NF) has not been well investigated. We present a 32-year-old patient who developed scalp...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Alopecia Autoimmune blistering diseases Pemphigus Pemphigoid Trichoscopy Hair loss Scalp Alopecia is a broad term describing patterns of hair loss and can be a complication of autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBD...

...Margit Juhasz; Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease causing hair loss in 2% of the population. Anecdotally, hair specialists report that patches localize to the scalp periphery. Changes in sensory innervation and/or scalp vasculature may play...

...Corina Isabel Salas-Callo; Rodrigo Pirmez Lichen simplex chronicus on the scalp, also known as trichoteiromania, can be difficult to manage, as the therapeutic options are limited to topical or intralesional glucocorticoids. We describe a patient with trichoteiromania, presenting three lichenified...

..., mandelic acid, and honeydew honey in the treatment of mild to moderate scalp psoriasis. Procedures: Thirty subjects with mild to moderate psoriasis applied the shampoo three times a week for 12 weeks. The outcome was evaluated at 30 days (T1), 60 days (T2), and 90 days (T3) of treatment, comparing...

...Norma Elizabeth Vázquez-Herrera; Divya Sharma; Nouf Mohammed Aleid; Antonella Tosti Scalp itch is a frequent complaint in the dermatological setting. It is common for the dermatologist to encounter patients with no evident cause of scalp pruritus, making it a distressing situation for both...

... male, with a 6-month history and a previous trip to the forest in the south of Mexico. He presented with an asymptomatic erythematous plaque on his scalp, with slow and progressive nodular lesions with central crusted ulceration, with a raised and well-defined border. On videodermoscopy, we observed...

...Iria Neri; Giulia Liberati; Bianca Maria Piraccini; Annalisa Patrizi Two brothers were referred to our clinic for reevaluation of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Both brothers presented a peculiarity that is not so common in NF1: poliosis overlying plexiform neurofibromas on the scalp. Poliosis...

...Michelangelo La Placa; Riccardo Balestri; Federico Bardazzi; Colombina Vincenzi Topical minoxidil, the only approved treatment for female pattern hair loss (FPHL), has been associated with scalp allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). We report the case of 2 female patients who developed ACD from...

...Federica Dall''Oglio; Francesco Lacarrubba; Anna Elisa Verzì; Giuseppe Micali Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and tolerability of a combination noncorticosteroid, antiinflammatory/antifungal shampoo versus 1% ketoconazole shampoo in the treatment of mild-to-moderate scalp...