Tufted folliculitis presents with doll's hair-like bundling of follicular units, and is seen in a wide range of scarring conditions including chronic
staphylococcal infection, chronic
lupus erythematosus
Lupus erythematosus is a collection of autoimmune diseases in which the human immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy tissues. Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blo ...
,
lichen planopilaris
Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory and immune-mediated disease that affects the skin, nails, hair, and mucous membranes. It is not an actual lichen, and is only named that because it looks like one. It is characterized by polygonal, fla ...
,
Graham-Little syndrome
Graham-Little syndrome is a cutaneous condition characterized by lichen planus-like skin lesion
A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that enclo ...
,
folliculitis decalvans,
acne keloidalis nuchae, immunobullous disorders, and dissecting cellulitis.
[James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. .]
See also
*
Cicatricial alopecia
Scarring hair loss, also known as cicatricial alopecia, is the loss of hair which is accompanied with scarring. This is in contrast to non scarring hair loss.
It can be caused by a diverse group of rare disorders that destroy the hair follicle, ...
*
List of cutaneous conditions
References
Conditions of the skin appendages
{{skin-appendage-stub