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Dissecting Hoffman’s cellulitis: clinical case with successful therapeutic response

[Notes from practice]
Tatyana Borisovna Kulakova; Alexey Odinets;

The article presents our clinical observations and results of Hoffman folliculitis detonation treatment in a 25 year-old patient with hair loss lesions on the scalp, in which the area is dense inflammatory, Hyperemic, painful knots with fluctuation and pus content. Timely prescribed adequate therapy led to the regression of dense nodules, which led to the cosmetic recovery of scalp hair in areas of pronounced inflammation.

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Keywords: dissecting cellulitis, scalp, dissecting Hoffman’s folliculitis, alopecia, isotretinoin, treatment


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