Low‐dose oral isotretinoin in a young female with dissecting cellulitis

Abstract

Dissecting cellulitis (DC) is a chronic inflammatory primary neutrophilic scarring alopecia. It predominantly affects the vertex and occipital regions of Afro-descendent men.Female DC is uncommon, and little is known about this condition in childhood. This paper reports a pediatric female case of DC with an excellent therapeutic response to low-dose oral isotretinoin.Dissecting cellulitis (DC) is a chronic inflammatory primary neutrophilic scarring alopecia 1 with uncertain etiopathogenesis and possible genetic influence that may be triggered by environmental factors. 2 It predominantly affects the vertex and occipital regions of Afro-descendent men. 1,2 Female DC is uncommon, and little is known about this condition in childhood. 3 Clinical findings vary according to

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

“…The most commonly used treatment for Hoffmann's undermining folliculitis is systemic isotretinoin. Several case reports were successfully treated by oral administration of rifampicin concomitantly with isotretinoin [7,8]. According to some reports [3,5], oral antibiotics(doxycycline, azithromycin, and rifampicin) constitute the first line of treatment for mild Hoffman folliculitis.…”