Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp

General Information (adopted from Orphanet):

Synonyms, Signs: DISSECTING CELLULITIS OF THE SCALP
Number of Symptoms 16
OrphanetNr: 345
OMIM Id: 260910
ICD-10: L08.8
UMLs:
MeSH:
MedDRA: 10056961
Snomed:

Prevalence, inheritance and age of onset:

Prevalence: No data available.
Inheritance: Not applicable
[Orphanet]
Age of onset: Adult
[Orphanet]

Disease classification (adopted from Orphanet):

Parent Diseases: Subcutaneous tissue disease
 -Rare skin disease

Symptom Information: Sort by abundance 

1
 (HPO:0100809) Scalp tenderness Very frequent [Orphanet] 1 / 7739
2
 (HPO:0002293) Alopecia of scalp 9 / 7739
3
 (HPO:0010720) Abnormal hair pattern Very frequent [Orphanet] 14 / 7739
4
 (HPO:0000989) Pruritus Very frequent [Orphanet] 111 / 7739
5
 (HPO:0200042) Skin ulcer Very frequent [Orphanet] 138 / 7739
6
 (HPO:0001031) Subcutaneous lipoma Very frequent [Orphanet] 112 / 7739
7
 (HPO:0001595) Abnormality of the hair Very frequent [Orphanet] 89 / 7739
8
 (HPO:0012322) Perifolliculitis 3 / 7739
9
 (HPO:0000969) Edema Very frequent [Orphanet] 117 / 7739
10
 (HPO:0003549) Abnormality of connective tissue Very frequent [Orphanet] 22 / 7739
11
 (OMIM) Small areas of alopecia 1 / 7739
12
 (OMIM) Scalp sinus formation 1 / 7739
13
 (OMIM) Scalp itching 1 / 7739
14
 (OMIM) Suppurative scalp nodules 1 / 7739
15
 (OMIM) S. epidermidis only microorganism isolated 1 / 7739
16
 (HPO:0003745) Sporadic 131 / 7739

Associated genes:

ClinVar (via SNiPA)

Gene symbol Variation Clinical significance Reference

Additional Information:

Description: (OMIM) Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens is a chronic inflammatory disease of the scalp characterized by the presence of large and small nodules that suppurate and intercommunicate by sinus formation. It may be more frequent in black males than ...
Clinical Description OMIM Bjellerup and Wallengren (1990) described typical perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens in 2 brothers. One, a 20-year-old man, had a 3-month history of tender, suppurating nodules on the scalp and developed small areas of alopecia. The 33-year-old brother ...