PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Nichols, Emma Hitt ED - Oliveira-Soares, Rui TI - Azithromycin Improved FD Symptoms DP - 2014 Dec 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 14--14 VI - 14 IP - 37 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/37/14.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/37/14.full AB - Characterized by neutrophilic inflammation of the scalp, folliculitis decalvans (FD) has an unknown etiology and results in painful, recurrent purulent follicular exudation. Azithromycin treatment in patients with FD resulted in a significant decrease in the number of papules and pustules on the scalp and improved the global subjective score, as discussed in this article.