Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans in a female child- a rare presentation

Authors

  • Joyeeta Chowdhury Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, 138, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700014, West Bengal
  • Loknath Ghoshal Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, 138, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700014, West Bengal
  • Saikat Bannerjee Post Graduate Student, Department of Dermatology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, 138, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700014, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v16i4.33617

Keywords:

keratosis pilaris, scarring alopecia, non-scarring alopecia

Abstract

Congenital alopecia universalis is a very rare presentation. A 6 year old girl came to us with total alopecia and multiple horny keratosis pilaris like skin lesions all over the body. The alopecia was mostly non-scarring with a few patches of scarring over the scalp. Histology from scalp revealed follicular plugging with perifollicular infiltrate of lymphocytes and plasma cells. The case was diagnosed as Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans. This is very rare and even rarer in females.

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.16(4) 2017 p.591-593

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Joyeeta Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, 138, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700014, West Bengal



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Published

2017-08-19

How to Cite

Chowdhury, J., Ghoshal, L., & Bannerjee, S. (2017). Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans in a female child- a rare presentation. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 16(4), 591–593. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v16i4.33617

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Case Reports

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