Dissecting Hoffman's Cellulitis: Clinical Case With Successful Therapeutic Response

    January 2023 in “ Медицинский вестник Северного Кавказа ”
    Tatyana Borisovna Kulakova, Alexey Odinets
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    TLDR The patient with Hoffman's folliculitis got better with the right treatment, leading to hair regrowth.
    The document discusses a clinical case of a 25-year-old patient suffering from Hoffman's folliculitis, a condition characterized by hair loss lesions on the scalp, dense inflammation, hyperemia, painful knots with fluctuation, and pus content. The patient was successfully treated with timely and adequate therapy, which led to the regression of the dense nodules and the cosmetic recovery of scalp hair in the areas of pronounced inflammation.
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