History:

Tufted folliculitis is seen in a wide range of scarring conditions, including chronic staphylacoccal infection, chronic lupus erythematosus, lichen planopilaris, Graham-Little syndrome, folIiculitis decalvans, acne keloidalis nuchae, immunobullous disorders, and dissecting cellulites. This patient presented with tufted folliculitis associated with many active pustular lesions at one side of the alopecic patch. Tufted folliculitis in this case was due to folliculitis decalvans.