Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp: a successful treatment with photodynamic therapy |
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Authors: | Teresa Meyer,Norberto Ló pez-Navarro,Enrique Herrera-Acosta,Aguilera Jose,& Enrique Herrera |
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Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University Hospital, Malaga, Spain;, and Photodermatology Laboratory, Medical Research Center, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain |
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Abstract: | Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS) is a rare inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology that usually occurs in the elderly. It is characterized by sterile pustules, chronic crusted erosions, cicatricial alopecia, and skin atrophy. The histopathology is nonspecific, and its pathophysiology remains undetermined, with various types of local trauma possibly acting as the triggering factor. We describe a case of EPDS in a 75-year-old female in whom there was a marked response to photodynamic therapy with methyl 5-aminolaevulinic acid. |
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Keywords: | photobiology photodynamic therapy pustular dermatosis treatment |
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