Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Folliculitis Decalvans

March 2012 in “ Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine ”

Esther Castaño‐Suárez, A. Romero-Maté, D. Arias-Palomo, J. Borbujo

photodynamic therapy folliculitis decalvans scarring alopecia

TLDR Photodynamic therapy successfully treated a difficult scalp condition causing hair loss.

Photodynamic therapy was reported to be effective in treating a patient with folliculitis decalvans, a chronic form of deep folliculitis that results in scarring alopecia on the scalp. This condition is typically difficult to treat and has a poor prognosis, but the therapy showed success in this case.

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