Dissecting cellulitis (DC), also called folliculitis abscedens or perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens, is an inflammatory, chronic, and recurrent disease of the hair follicle. Pathophysiology of DC remains unclear, but some authors suggest an important role of the neutrophils and the inflammatory via interlekin-1. DC probably shows genetic influence, which can be triggered by environmental factors. It predominantly affects the male sex. Clinical lesions are mainly observed on the vertex and occipital region. Afro-Caribbean race patients exhibit a higher incidence of this disease. 1 DC clinically begins with papulopustular lesions which evolve to a noncicatricial alopecia, and later, multifocal nodules and abscesses,