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A Chronic Erosive and Pustular Lesion on the Scalp

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Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders

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Abstract

Scalp lesions in elderly people are highly suspicious of non-melanoma skin cancer. Diagnostic biopsy is strongly recommended in unclear cases. One of the lesions mimicking squamous cell carcinoma of skin (SCC) is chronic atrophic dermatosis of the scalp. Topical treatment with antibiotics and corticosteroids may be used, but in recalcitrant cases, surgery is recommended, since longstanding wounds can transform into malignancies (e.g. Marjolin ulcer).

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Technical University, Dresden, Germany

    Uwe Wollina

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  1. Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Anna Waśkiel-Burnat

  2. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Roxanna Sadoughifar

  3. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  4. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland

    Lidia Rudnicka

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Wollina, U. (2022). A Chronic Erosive and Pustular Lesion on the Scalp. In: Waśkiel-Burnat, A., Sadoughifar, R., Lotti, T.M., Rudnicka, L. (eds) Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93426-2_43

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