erosive pustular dermatitis of the scalp

ORPHA: 222

Overview

characterized by the development of painful pustules, shallow erosions, and crusting on atrophic skin that eventually result in cicatricial alopecia

Available Treatments (0)

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Clinical Presentation

Signs and symptoms associated with erosive pustular dermatitis of the scalp, sourced from HPO and Orphanet clinical annotations.

Abnormal hair morphologyScarring alopecia of scalpErythemaPustuleSkin erosion

Classification & Codes

Orphanet Code

ORPHA:222
erosive pustular dermatitis of the scalp
OrphanetORPHA:222
Treatments0 drug(s)
Symptoms on record5 signs
Statuspublished
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO
erosive pustular dermatitis of the scalp | OrphanDrug