TUFTED HAIR FOLLICULITIS

Course overview

TUFTED HAIR FOLLICULITIS IS AN UNCOMMON, PROGRESSIVE CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH CICATRICIAL (SCARRING) ALOPECIA THAT AFFECTS THE SCALP. TUFTED HAIR FOLLICULITIS IS CONSIDERED A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC FEATURE RATHER THAN A DISTINCT ENTITY, SINCE IT MAY BE OBSERVED IN ASSOCIATION WITH SEVERAL SCARRING CONDITIONS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF TUFTED HAIR FOLLICULITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE PATIENTS.