Erosive Pustulosis of the Scalp Differential Diagnoses

Updated: Aug 06, 2019
  • Author: David T Robles, MD, PhD, FAAD; Chief Editor: Dirk M Elston, MD  more...
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Diagnostic Considerations

Erosive pustulosis of the scalp is a diagnosis of exclusion; therefore, other conditions, including malignancy, infection, neutrophilic dermatoses, and autoimmune blistering disorders, must first be excluded. [6, 20, 21]

Differential Diagnoses