Naslov
Folliculitis decalvans after emotional stress

Autori
Brajac, Ines ; Kaštelan, Marija ; Simonić, Edita ; Stojnić, Liliana ; Prpić, Larisa ; Zamolo, Gordana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Skup
20th World Congress of Dermatology

Mjesto i datum
Pariz, Francuska, 01.06.2002. - 05.06.2002

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Folliculitis decalvans; Emotional stress
(folliculitis decalvans; emotional stress)

Sažetak
A patient with folliculitis decalvans who developed the disease after emotional stress is described. The etiology of FD is still unknown. The predisposing factor for FD is probably a defect in immune response. The diagnosis in our patient was based on clinical signs, results of bacterial culture, histology and immunohistochemistry. Immunophenotyping of peripheral blood revealed a number of immunological defects: decreased proportion and number of CD4+ cells, increased proportion and number of CD8+ cells and increased NK cells. The authors discussed the possible role of psychoneuro-immunological mechanisms in the pathogenesis of the disease. Long term treatment with antibiotics was not accompanied by any beneficial effects on the course of folliculitis decalvans.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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