Alopecic and aseptic nodules of the scalp

Authors

  • Eun Hyung Andrea María Song General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Boris Eliezer Oberé General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Claudia Mabel Paiva General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Sergio Gabriel Carbia General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Gabriela Olga Pérez General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Marta Patricia La Forgia General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Keywords:

alopecic nodules, pseudocyst of the scalp

Abstract

The aseptic and alopecic nodules of the scalp (AANS) are a recently described entity, little known and probably underdiagnosed. It affects young adults, with a predominance of males. They are characterized by the presence of one or several dome-shaped nodules, firm or fluctuating, containing filamentous and aseptic material, associated with alopecia and surrounded by normal scalp. We describe the clinical, ultrasound, histopathological findings, with special emphasis on the trichoscopy, of 5 patients with a diagnosis of AANS.

Author Biographies

Eun Hyung Andrea María Song, General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Concurrent doctor of the third year of the dermatology service

Boris Eliezer Oberé, General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jefe de residentes del Servicio de Dermatología

Claudia Mabel Paiva, General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Staff physician of the Dermatology Service

Sergio Gabriel Carbia, General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Staff physician of the Dermatology Service

Gabriela Olga Pérez, General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dermatopathologist of the Dermatology Service

Marta Patricia La Forgia, General Acute Hospital Dr. José M. Penna, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head of the Dermatology Service

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Published

2019-04-10

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2019): January-March 2019

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