An Immunocompromised Patient with Cicatricial Alopecia

Authors

Dominique Revan
Victoria Stoj, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Sherry Yang, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2025

Comments

This article is the author's final published version in JAAD Case Reports, Volume 65, November 2025, Pages 77-79.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2025.08.018. Copyright © 2025 The Author(s).

Abstract

Case description: A 37-year-old female with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis presented with sudden onset hair loss that evolved over several hours during admission for neutropenic fever. Examination revealed a well-defined, tender, violaceous alopecic patch with intact follicular ostia (Fig 1). A punch biopsy showed ulcer with nonspecific changes. All fungal, bacterial, and mycobacterial stains were negative. During hospitalization, she was diagnosed with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and discharged on intravenous daptomycin. She presented to the dermatology clinic 1 week later with worsening pain and hair loss, now with loss of follicular ostia.

Recommended Citation

Revan, Dominique; Stoj, Victoria; and Yang, Sherry, "An Immunocompromised Patient with Cicatricial Alopecia" (2025). Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 221.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/dcbfp/221

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PubMed ID

41078409

Language

English