Resolution of folliculitis decalvans with medical honey.

In this report, we posit the potential utility of medical grade honey as a safe and cost-effective adjuvant therapy in the treatment of folliculitis decalvans. We describe a patient with painful, boggy scalp pustules who achieved clearance of his scalp lesions with the addition of Manuka honey. To our knowledge, this report is the first to demonstrate the clinical use of honey in the management of folliculitis decalvans and may lend support to the role of Staphylococcus in the pathogenesis of this disease.
PMID: 31553869 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Dermatol Online J - August 14, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: Yeh JE, Hartman RI, Xu J, Hoang M, Yasuda MR Tags: Dermatol Online J Source Type: research