Folliculitis Decalvans Specialist in Atlanta?
Hi Dr.:
I found the previous blog on Folliculitis decalvans very helpful as I am a 23 year old of African descent also suffereing from the same problem. I am searching for a dermatologist with specific training in this area as you suggested but I haven’t had any luck. The listing of Doctors on the American Academy of Dermatology’s website is pretty basic. Do you have any specific pointers or referrals on this. I live in the Metro Atlanta Area. Thanks for your help.
Try to go to a major university clinic. They are bound to have those that focus in this disease. You have a number of good university medical centers in Atlanta.
For the readers of this blog, note the following references for clarification. This is a bad problem which in essence reflects an aggressive infection of the scalp hair follicles, amongst other causes.
I am a 49 year old white female that was diagnosed with falliculitis over 6 years ago and have used Bactroban 2% ointment as needed with inconsistent results. I was referred by my doctor to a university hospital, OHSU, and just today received a more detailed diagnosis called “Folliculitis Decalvans” and was prescribed Rifampin 300 mg twice daily for 10 weeks and Clindamycin 300 mg. twice daily for 10 weeks. I’ve been reading up on this skin condition and realize it’s quite rare and less common in white females. Tell that to my scarring balding head!! Anyway, the advice given above aligns with what my dermatologist told me. The article (PDF file) link above is excellent reading. I discovered this article on my own several searches ago and found it informative and easy reading. It’s an abstract of research done at the National Skin Centre in Singapore over the past five years. The treatment I was proscribed was recommended also in this article. Another treatment referred to in the article is fucidic acid and zinc sulphate. The fucidic acid has not been approved by the FDA so you can’t get it in the US. Anyway, I’m learning what I can. Good luck!