J Dermatol Plast Surg | Volume 1, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access

Spontaneous Resolution of Lipedematous Scalp after 13 Years

Iqbal Bukhari^1*, Wedad A Bagatadah² and Muhannad M Al Zahrani¹

¹Department of Dermatology, Imam Abdulrahman AlFaisal University (University of Dammam) and King Fahd Hospital of the University, Saudi Arabia
²Department of Radiology Department, Imam Abdulrahman AlFaisal University (University of Dammam) and King Fahd Hospital of the University, Saudi Arabia

^*Correspondance to: Iqbal A Bukhari 

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Abstract

Lipedematous scalp and lipedematous alopecia is characterized by the localized accumulation of fatty tissue in the subcutaneous layer of the scalp. However, there is no effective treatment for this slowly progressing condition. Here we report the first case in the medical literature of spontaneous resolution of lipedematous scalp in a patient whom we diagnosed and reported in 2004 to have Lipedematous scalp.

Keywords:

lipedematous scalp; Scalp; Hair; Hyperlipidemia; Alopecia

Citation:

Bukhari I, Bagatadah WA, Al Zahrani MM. Spontaneous Resolution of Lipedematous Scalp after 13 Years. J Dermatol Plast Surg. 2016; 1(2): 1006.