<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) / folliculitis keloidalis nuchae (FKN) is a chronic inflammatory condition which involves hair follicles localized predominantly in occipital scalp and posterior neck area leading to hypertrophic scarring alopecia. We present a 59-year-old factory worker, Caucasian male with a whitish alopecic oval plaque about 10 cm in diameter in the occipital region. The peripheral part of plaque was mildly inflammated, with groups of tufted terminal hairs, while the central part showed cicatricial alopecia and discrete non-adherent dry scales. Skin changes firstly occurred 6 years earlier, as itchy papules and pustules that sometimes healed with scarring. The applied relevant diagnostic and therapeutical measures are discussed in this report.</p></abstract>

Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) / folliculitis keloidalis nuchae (FKN) is a chronic inflammatory condition which involves hair follicles localized predominantly in occipital scalp and posterior neck area leading to hypertrophic scarring alopecia. We present a 59-year-old factory worker, Caucasian male with a whitish alopecic oval plaque about 10 cm in diameter in the occipital region. The peripheral part of plaque was mildly inflammated, with groups of tufted terminal hairs, while the central part showed cicatricial alopecia and discrete non-adherent dry scales. Skin changes firstly occurred 6 years earlier, as itchy papules and pustules that sometimes healed with scarring. The applied relevant diagnostic and therapeutical measures are discussed in this report.

Acne Keloidalis Nuchae – Case Report

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

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Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) / folliculitis keloidalis nuchae (FKN) is a chronic inflammatory condition which involves hair follicles localized predominantly...

Acne Keloidalis Nuchae – Case Report

Published Online: Feb 20, 2020

Page range: 85 - 88

Received: Oct 12, 2019

Accepted: Oct 27, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2019-0012

Keywords
Acne Keloid, Folliculitis, Diagnosis, Alopecia, Cicatrix, Case Reports, Therapeutics

© 2019 Dejan Ogorelica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Acne Keloidalis Nuchae – Case Report

Published Online: Feb 20, 2020

Page range: 85 - 88

Received: Oct 12, 2019

Accepted: Oct 27, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2019-0012

KeywordsAcne Keloid, Folliculitis, Diagnosis, Alopecia, Cicatrix, Case Reports, Therapeutics

© 2019 Dejan Ogorelica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Acne Keloid, Folliculitis, Diagnosis, Alopecia, Cicatrix, Case Reports, Therapeutics