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Glossary Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans

rare genetic disorder causing rough skin and permanent hair loss

Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans (KFSD) is a rare genetic skin disorder characterized by the development of rough, spiny papules around hair follicles, leading to scarring and permanent hair loss (alopecia). It typically begins in childhood and can affect the scalp, eyebrows, and other body areas, often accompanied by redness and inflammation.

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Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans Archives of Dermatology · 1983 · 54 citations
Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans: a family study of seven male cases and six female carriers. Journal of medical genetics · 1992 · 41 citations
Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans and acne keloidalis nuchae Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2005 · 37 citations
Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans Associated with Acne Keloidalis Nuchae and Tufted Hair Folliculitis American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2008 · 35 citations
Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans in a family Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 32 citations
Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans in a female Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology · 2011 · 17 citations
Cystatin M/E Variant Causes Autosomal Dominant Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans by Dysregulating Cathepsins L and V Frontiers in Genetics · 2021 · 6 citations
Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans. What Syndrome Is This? Pediatric dermatology · 2005 · 5 citations
Substance P in keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans JAAD case reports · 2015 · 4 citations
Overlap Between Ulerythema Ophryogenes and Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans: a Case Report 2015 · 1 citations

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