TY - JOUR ID - 144080 TI - Alopecic and aseptic nodule of the scalp & cutis verticis gyrata: when rarities meet JO - Iranian Journal of Dermatology JA - IJD LA - en SN - AU - Zartab, Hamed AU - Iranmanesh, Behzad AU - Amiri, Rezvan AU - Shamsi Meymandi, Simin AD - Pathology and Stem Cells Research Center, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran AD - Pathology and Stem Cells Research Center, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 24 IS - 4 SP - 361 EP - 366 KW - Alopecia KW - corticosteroid KW - Doxycycline DO - 10.22034/ijd.2020.236771.1149 N2 - Background: Alopecic and aseptic nodule of the scalp (AANS) is a rare entity characterized by the presence of sterile, culturenegative nodules/cysts and areas of non-scarring alopecia.Methods: We describe a case on the vertex of a 26-year-old man with a two-week history of a nodular, moderately-fluctuant, alopecic lesion. The patient also had cutis verticis gyrata (CVG).Results: The aspirate culture was negative and histopathologic findings were nonspecific. We also performed a trichoscopy of the lesion. After eight weeks, the patient showed dramatic clinical response to doxycycline and a dose of intralesional corticosteroid.Conclusion: This is the first report of the simultaneous occurrence of AANS and primary essential CVG. AANS is a probably under-reported cause of non-scarring alopecia with a rapid and dramatic response to non-surgical treatment and a generally good prognosis. UR - https://www.iranjd.ir/article_144080.html L1 - https://www.iranjd.ir/article_144080_81d5656247e1c9ce51402c5bec2874b5.pdf ER -