RESEARCH ARTICLE
Follicular Psoriasis - A Forgotten Entity?
L. J. Thomas*, O. E. Dadzie, N. Francis, N. Morar
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2010Volume: 4
First Page: 95
Last Page: 96
Publisher ID: TODJ-4-95
DOI: 10.2174/1874372201004010095
Article History:
Received Date: 15/04/2010Revision Received Date: 01/06/2010
Acceptance Date: 06/06/2010
Electronic publication date: 9/8/2010
Collection year: 2010
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Abstract
Follicular psoriasis is a common yet under reported entity. Major dermatology textbooks fail to emphasise and even neglect this important diagnosis and since its original description in 1920 there have been only three reports in the published literature. As a result the diagnosis is seldom entertained by dermatology trainees in the differential diagnosis of a folliculocentric skin disease. We present a case of follicular psoriasis which was initially mis-diagnosed as lichen planopilaris and summarise the key features of this neglected entity. Our aim is to highlight awareness of this disorder and we also propose that the follicular variant be included as a psoriasis subtype in standard dermatology textbooks.