TABLE 1.
The top 50 cited papers in dissecting cellulitis of the scalp.
| Rank | Title | Article Information (authors, journal, year) | Study design | Total Citations | Average citations per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Update on primary cicatricial alopecias | Ross EK, Tan E, Shapiro J. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005 | Narrative review | 149 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Trichoscopy update 2011 | Rudnicka L, Olszewska M, Rakowska A, Slowinska M. J Dermatol Case Rep. 2011 | Narrative review | 129 | 10.8 |
| 3 | Primary cicatricial alopecias: Clinicopathology of 112 cases | Tan E, Martinka M, Ball N, Shapiro J. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 | Cohort (retrospective) | 122 | 6.4 |
| 4 | Histopathology of alopecia: a clinicopathological approach to diagnosis | Stefanato CM. Histopathology. 2010 | Narrative review | 107 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Scarring alopecia and the dermatopathologist | Sperling LC. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 2001 | Narrative review | 88 | 4 |
| 6 | Trichoscopy of Cicatricial Alopecia | Rakowska A, Slowinska M, Kowalska‐Oledzka E, et al. J Drugs Dermatol. 2012 | Case controlled study | 85 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Follicular occlusion triad: hidradenitis suppurativa, acne conglobata, and dissecting cellulitis of the scalp | Chicarilli ZN. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 1987 | Case Report/Series | 84 | 2.3 |
| 8 | Management of primary cicatricial alopecias: options for treatment | Harries MJ, Sinclair RD, MacDonald‐Hull S, Whiting DA, Griffiths CEM, Paus R. Br J Dermatol. 2008 | Narrative review | 66 | 4.4 |
| 9 | Primary cicatricial alopecia: Lymphocytic primary cicatricial alopecias, including chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus, lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia, and Graham‐Little syndrome | Bolduc C, Sperling LC, Shapiro J. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 | Narrative review | 61 | 8.7 |
| 10 | How not to get scar(r)ed: pointers to the correct diagnosis in patients with suspected primary cicatricial alopecia | Harries MJ, Trueb RM, Tosti A, et al. Br J Dermatol. 2009 | Narrative review | 61 | 4.4 |
| 11 | Off‐label use of TNF‐alpha inhibitors in a dermatological university department: retrospective evaluation of 118 patients | Sand FL, Thomsen SF. Dermatol Ther. 2015 | Cohort (retrospective) | 59 | 7.4 |
| 12 | A novel connexin 26 gene mutation associated with features of the keratitis‐ichthyosis‐deafness syndrome and the follicular occlusion triad | Montgomery JR, White TW, Martin BL, Turner ML, Holland SM. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 | Case Report/Series | 59 | 3.1 |
| 13 | The histopathology of primary cicatricial alopecia | Sperling LC, Cowper SE. Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 2006 | Narrative review | 56 | 3.3 |
| 14 | Tufted folliculitis of the scalp: a distinctive clinicohistological variant of folliculitis decalvans | Annessi G. Br J Dermatol. 1998 | Case Report/Series | 51 | 2.0 |
| 15 | Cicatricial alopecia: classification and histopathology | Somani N, Bergfeld WF. Dermatologic Therapy. 2008 | Narrative review | 50 | 3.3 |
| 16 | Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp: Response to isotretinoin | Scerri L, Williams HC, Allen BR. Br J Dermatol. 1996 | Case Report/Series | 50 | 1.9 |
| 17 | Evaluation and diagnosis of the hair loss patient Part II. Trichoscopic and laboratory evaluations | Mubki T, Rudnicka L, Olszewska M, Shapiro J. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 | Narrative review | 49 | 5.4 |
| 18 | Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp: a retrospective study of 51 patients and review of literature | Badaoui A, Reygagne P, Cavelier‐Balloy B, et al. Br J Dermatol. 2016 | Cohort (retrospective) | 45 | 6.4 |
| 19 | Keratitis‐ichthyosis‐deafness syndrome in association with follicular occlusion triad | Maintz L, Betz RC, Allam JP, et al. Eur J Dermatol. 2005 | Case Report/Series | 45 | 2.5 |
| 20 | Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens (hoffman): Complete healing associated with oral zinc therapy | Berne B. Arch Dermatol. 1985 | Case Report/Series | 45 | 1.2 |
| 21 | Recalcitrant scarring follicular disorders treated by laser‐assisted hair removal: A preliminary report | Chui CT, Berger TG, Price VH, Zachary CB. Dermatologic Surgery. 1999 | Case Report/Series | 44 | 1.8 |
| 22 | Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens: Its successful treatment with x‐ray epilation | McMullan FH. AMA Arch Derm. 1956 | Case Report/Series | 44 | 0.7 |
| 23 | Evaluation and diagnosis of the hair loss patient | Mubki T, Rudnicka L, Olszewska M, Shapiro J. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 | Narrative review | 38 | 4.2 |
| 24 | 3 Cases of Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp Treated With Adalimumab Control of Inflammation Within Residual Structural Disease | Navarini AA, Trüeb RM. Arch Dermatol. 2010 | Case Report/Series | 38 | 2.9 |
| 25 | Dissecting cellulitis treated with the long‐pulsed Nd : YAG laser | Krasner BD, Hamzavi FH, Murakawa GJ, Hamzavi IH. Dermatol Surg. 2006 | Case Report/Series | 37 | 2.2 |
| 26 | Dissecting cellulitis in a white male: A case report and review of the literature | Stites PC, Boyd AS. Cutis. 2001 | Case Report/Series | 37 | 1.7 |
| 27 | Primary cicatricial alopecia: Other lymphocytic primary cicatricial alopecias and neutrophilic and mixed primary cicatricial alopecias | Bolduc C, Sperling LC, Shapiro J. Primary cicatricial alopecia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 | Narrative review | 35 | 5 |
| 28 | Hair and scalp disorders in ethnic populations | McMichael AJ. Dermatologic Clinics. 2003 | Narrative review | 35 | 1.8 |
| 29 | Familial perifolliculitis‐capitis‐abscedens‐et‐suffodiens in 2 brothers successfully treated with isotretinoin | Bjellerup M, Wallengren J. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990 | Case Report/Series | 33 | 1 |
| 30 | Successful treatment of dissecting cellulitis and acne conglobata with oral zinc | Kobayashi H, Aiba S, Tagami H. Br J Dermatol. 1999 | Case Report/Series | 32 | 1.3 |
| 31 | Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp in 2 girls | Ramesh V. Dermatology. 1990 | Case Report/Series | 30 | 0.9 |
| 32 | Frequency of the Types of Alopecia at Twenty‐Two Specialist Hair Clinics: A Multicenter Study | Vañó‐Galván S, Saceda‐Corralo D, Blume‐Peytavi U, et al. Skin Appendage Disord. 2019 | Cohort (retrospective) | 29 | 7.3 |
| 33 | Use of an 800‐nm pulsed‐diode laser in the treatment of recalcitrant dissecting cellulitis of the scalp | Boyd AS. Arch Dermatol. 2002 | Case Report/Series | 29 | 1.4 |
| 34 | Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens—report of a successful therapeutic scalping | Moschella SL. Arch Dermatol. 1967 | Case Report/Series | 28 | 0.5 |
| 35 | Malignant proliferating pilar tumors arising in KID syndrome: A report of two patients | Nyquist GG, Mumm C, Grau R, et al. Am J Med Genet. 2007 | Case Report/Series | 26 | 1.6 |
| 36 | Dissecting folliculitis (dissecting cellulitis) of the scalp: a 66‐patient case series and proposal of classification | Lee CN, Chen W, Hsu CK, Weng TT, Lee JYY, Yang CC. JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 2018 | Case Report/Series | 25 | 5 |
| 37 | Black dots' seen under trichoscopy are not specific for alopecia areata | Kowalska‐Oledzka E, Slowinska M, Rakowska A, et al. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2012 | Case controlled study | 25 | 2.3 |
| 38 | Arthropathy associated with cystic acne, hidradenitis suppurativa, and perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens: Treatment with isotretinoin | Libow LF, Friar DA. Cutis. 1999 | Case Report/Series | 25 | 1 |
| 39 | Alopecic and Aseptic Nodules of the Scalp (Pseudocyst of the Scalp): A Prospective Clinicopathological Study of 15 Cases | Abdennader S, Vignon‐Pennamen MD, Hatchuel J, Reygagne P. Dermatology. 2011 | Cohort (prospective) | 24 | 2 |
| 40 | Modern external beam radiation therapy for refractory dissecting cellulitis of the scalp | Chinnaiyan P, Tena LB, Brenner MJ, Welsh JS. Br J Dermatol. 2005 | Case Report/Series | 24 | 1.3 |
| 41 | Successful treatment of recalcitrant dissecting cellulitis of the scalp with complete scalp excision and split‐thickness skin graft | Bellew SG, Nemerofsky R, Schwartz RA, Granick MS. Dermatol Surg. 2003 | Case Report/Series | 24 | 1.2 |
| 42 | Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp | Williams CN, Cohen M, Ronan SG, Lewandowski CA. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1986 | Case Report/Series | 24 | 0.6 |
| 43 | Clinical features of primary cicatricial alopecia in Chinese patients | Zhang X, Qi S, Zhao Y, Zhang X, Li S, Cao H. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2014 | Cohort (retrospective) | 23 | 2.6 |
| 44 | Treatment strategies for alopecia | Tosti A, Duque‐Estrada B. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 2009 | Narrative review | 23 | 1.6 |
| 45 | Successful therapy of the follicular occlusion triad in a young woman with high‐dose oral antiandrogens and minocycline | Goldsmith PC, Dowd PM. J R Soc Med. 1993 | Case Report/Series | 23 | 0.8 |
| 46 | Treatment of perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens with the carbon‐dioxide laser | Glass LF, Berman B, Laub D. The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology. 1989 | Case Report/Series | 23 | 0.7 |
| 47 | Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp—response to isotretinoin | Taylor AEM. The Lancet. 1987 | Case Report/Series | 23 | 0.6 |
| 48 | Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens successfully controlled with infliximab | Brandt HRC, Malheiros APR, Teixeira MG, Machado MCR. Br J Dermatol. 2008 | Case Report/Series | 22 | 1.5 |
| 49 | Dissecting cellulitis in a white male: response to isotretinoin | Koca R, Altinyazar HC, Isiksacan Ozen O, Solak Tekin N. Int J Dermatol. 2002 | Case Report/Series | 21 | 1 |
| 50 | Primary cicatricial alopecias | Otberg N. Primary Cicatricial Alopecias. Dermatologic Clinics. 2013 | Narrative review | 20 | 2 |