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Rare Disease

dissecting cellulitis of the scalp

MONDO:0009848

Also known as:perifolliculitis capitis ABSCEDENS ET SUFFODIENS, familial

Overview

Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp is a rare chronic suppurative dermatosis of the scalp that mainly affects black men and that is characterized by multiple painful inflammatory follicular and perifollicular nodules, pustules, and abscesses that interconnect via sinus tracts and eventually result in scarring alopecia.

GeneticsSporadic (not inherited)

Patient Orgs1 organizations · FOD (Fatty Oxidation Disorders) Family Support Group

Clinical Presentation

Built from Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) phenotype annotations and GeneReviews clinical descriptions. Features represent findings documented across known cases — not an exhaustive list of possible symptoms.

Features include very common findings: Edema, Pruritus, Subcutaneous nodule, and Recurrent skin infections and others. 10 total HPO annotations.

Organ System	Phenotype Count	Example Features
Skin	5	Alopecia, Alopecia of scalp, Pruritus
Blood and immune system

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for dissecting cellulitis of the scalp has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Phenotype severity distribution: 7 very common features.

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for dissecting cellulitis of the scalp.

39 publications have been identified in PubMed for dissecting cellulitis of the scalp. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (49%), Review / Meta-Analysis (23%), and Other (13%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	19	49%

Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Patient Support

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Medical References

External Resources

OMIM

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man

OMIM:260910

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:345

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:1883

Questions for Your Care Team

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dissecting cellulitis of the scalp

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dissecting cellulitis of the scalp

Overview

Clinical Presentation

Diagnosis

Prognosis

Research Landscape

Patient Support

Patient Advocacy Groups

Medical References

External Resources

OMIM

Orphanet

GARD

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Questions for Your Care Team

Questions for Your Care Team

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