Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Trotter, Shannon C
• Sampath, Suchita

Titel

82-Year-Old Female with Crusted, Eroded Plaques the Central Scalp

Ist Teil von

• Clinical Cases in Alopecia, 2023, p.107-112

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Erosive pustular dermatosis (EPD), as its name suggests, is characterized by pustules and erosions clustered together. The most common distributions are localized to either the scalp or the legs. Most individuals are older, although rare cases have been reported in children. Diagnosis may be delayed due to overlap with actinic damage and infection. Diagnosis is generally made through a combination of biopsy, treatment failure, and therapy response. Histopathology may show a neutrophilic pustular inflammatory process, leading many to categorize EPD as a neutrophilic dermatosis. The etiology is still unknown, but trauma of any means tends to be a common preceding factor. Treatment is most commonly with topical steroids. Many other proposed treatments are mentioned in the literature. Prognosis is generally good, and many patients achieve long-term resolution of EPD.