Abstract

RENGIFO, A; SOLANO, Fiorela E  and  ROJAS VARONA, Claudia. Acne keloidalis nuchaeand adherence to the treatment: A proposal of a case and review. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2023, vol.104, pp.101-110. ISSN 1851-300X.

Keloid acne nuchae is a chronic form of cicatricial folliculitis, characterized by the development of papules, pustules, and keloid-like plaques which pathophysiological process is not well elucidated.

We report a 19-year-old patient, with a family backgroundof keloid acne nuchae, whose appearance is after the entry of a bacterium into the scalp. The case is also reported due to the rare frequency of the disease and as knowledge of a possible activation of the disease by the entry of a bacterium into the patient's organism. In this case, a brief review of the subject is made and the exacerbation of the inflammatory process and worsening of the disease with alternative medicine deliberately used by the patient's relatives is emphasized.

Keywords : keloid acne nuchae; folliculitis; treatment (MesH).