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Glossary Tufted Hairs

phenomenon where multiple hair shafts emerge from one follicle

Tufted hairs refer to a phenomenon where multiple hair shafts emerge from a single follicular opening, creating a tuft-like appearance. This can be seen in certain types of alopecia, such as alopecia areata or scarring alopecia, and may indicate an underlying issue with hair follicle health or skin inflammation.

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Tufted Hair Folliculitis

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research Tufted Hair Folliculitis Decalvans as a Clinical Diagnostic Sign

June 2025 in “SAS Journal of Medicine”

This case study highlights an unusual presentation of folliculitis decalvans by age and sex, emphasizing early diagnosis due to its chronic nature and irreversible consequences.

research Tufted hair folliculitis developing in a recalcitrant lesion of pemphigus vulgaris

28 citations , May 1998 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology”

This case report suggests that tufted hair formation can occur in localized exudative inflammatory scalp lesions, as observed in a Japanese man with pemphigus vulgaris.

research Tufted hair folliculitis in a patient affected by pachydermoperiostosis: case report and videodermoscopic features.

13 citations , June 2011 in “PubMed”

This case report describes a man with Touraine-Solente-Golé syndrome who achieved substantial improvement of tufted hair folliculitis after treatment with amoxicillin, clavulanic acid, and topical nadifloxacin.

research Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans Associated with Acne Keloidalis Nuchae and Tufted Hair Folliculitis

35 citations , January 2008 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology”

This case report further supports the association of keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans with acne keloidalis nuchae and tufted hair folliculitis.

research Tufted hair folliculitis in a woman treated with trastuzumab

28 citations , October 2010 in “Targeted Oncology”

This case report presents an instance of tufted hair folliculitis in a woman treated with trastuzumab, highlighting a previously unreported skin side effect of this selective HER2 inhibitor.

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