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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan 11;5(2):118-120.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2018.11.001. eCollection 2019 Feb.

A case of erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp in a pediatric patient

Matthew LaCour  1 , Timothy Allen  1 , Michael Wilkerson  2 , Adam V Nguyen  2 , Bernard R Gibson
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A case of erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp in a pediatric patient

Matthew LaCour et al. JAAD Case Rep. .

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Keywords: EPD, erosive pustular dermatosis; EPDS, erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp; IF, immunofluorescence; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; erosive pustular dermatosis; erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp; pediatric dermatology; sPG, superficial pyoderma gangrenosum; scalp; sterile pustule.

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Fig 1
Fig 1
Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp. Diffuse erythema, weeping shallow erosions with some overlying yellow-brown crusting and atrophic skin bordering the grafted area.
Fig 2
Fig 2
One-week follow-up. Significant decrease in erythema and pruritus with some focal areas of healing at the graft's edges.
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