Perifolliculitis Capitis Abscedens et Suffodiens: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens, dissecting cellulitis of the scalp, PCAS, Hoffman disease, Hoffman's disease, dissecting cellulitis, scalp cellulitis, acne conglobata, hidradenitis suppurativa, pilonidal cysts

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