DISSECTING CELLULITIS OF THE SCALP
- 1 March 1931
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology
- Vol. 23 (3) , 503-518
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1931.03880210096008
Abstract
In 1921, Wise and Parkhurst1described under the title, "A Rare Form of Suppurating and Cicatrizing Disease of the Scalp," a process involving the vertex characterized by numerous nodules ranging in size from that of a pea to that of a hazelnut. Some of these nodules were firm to palpation while others were fluctuant. Pressure exerted on a soft lesion caused a seropurulent discharge to be expressed from sinuses either at the base or at a distance of from 1 (2.5 cm.) to 3 (7.6 cm.) inches, indicating that the nodules had coalesced in the deep layers of the scalp. Some of the sinuses could be probed for from one-half (1.27 cm.) to 3 inches (7.6 cm.) with relatively little pain. The surfaces of the nodules showed no hair, while in the depressions between them the hair remained, but could be removed by slight traction. This description corresponds toKeywords
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