عنوان

Resolution of folliculitis decalvans with medical honey

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LA07n6v0hs

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Title Proper

Resolution of folliculitis decalvans with medical honey

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[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Yeh, Jennifer E; Hartman, Rebecca I; Xu, Jia; Hoang, Mai; Yasuda, Mariko R

Text of Note

Folliculitis decalvans is a rare scarring alopecia that presents with indurated, tender pustules and papules on the vertex and occipital scalp. Although systemic antibiotics with activity against Staphylococcus species provide some symptomatic improvement, folliculitis decalvans remains a significant management challenge and often exhibits a relapsing-and-remitting course. In this report, we posit the potential utility of medical grade honey as a safe and cost-effective adjuvant therapy in the treatment of folliculitis decalvans. We describe a patient with painful, boggy scalp pustules who achieved clearance of his scalp lesions with the addition of Manuka honey. To our knowledge, this report is the first to demonstrate the clinical use of honey in the management of folliculitis decalvans and may lend support to the role of Staphylococcus in the pathogenesis of this disease.

Date of Publication

2019

Title

Dermatology Online Journal

Volume Number

25/8

Entry Element

Yeh, Jennifer E; Hartman, Rebecca I; Xu, Jia; Hoang, Mai; Yasuda, Mariko R

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[Article]

275578

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