TLDR A rare genetic disease caused severe, worsening hair loss from early childhood with poor treatment results.
Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans is a rare genetic disease characterized by follicular hyperkeratosis and cicatricial alopecia, typically starting in early childhood and worsening during adolescence. The case reported involved a child with severe cicatricial alopecia from birth, which quickly progressed to widespread scalp alopecia, resulting in limited and disappointing treatment outcomes.
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January 2008 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” KFSD can be linked to acne keloidalis nuchae and tufted hair folliculitis.
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September 2005 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” A man with scalp and neck skin issues improved after a year of oral isotretinoin.
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April 1994 in “Archives of dermatology” The study found that Keratosis Pilaris Atrophicans is a genetic skin condition that starts in childhood, involves inflammation and scarring, and current treatments are only somewhat effective.
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January 1983 in “Archives of Dermatology” KFSD is a rare condition causing scarring hair loss, with no effective treatment known at the time of the report.
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April 1994 in “Archives of dermatology” The study found that Keratosis Pilaris Atrophicans is a genetic skin condition that starts in childhood, involves inflammation and scarring, and current treatments are only somewhat effective.
