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Acne Keloidalis Nuchae: A Multicenter Retrospective Study of 142 Hispanic Patients
Luis E Sánchez-Dueñas1, Mariana G Ungson-García2, Joel Alejandro Ramírez-Sánchez3
1Dermatology Department, Dermika Centro Dermatológico Láser, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Introduction:
Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) is a primary cicatricial alopecia with mixed infiltrate. It is more common in Africans or persons of African descent.
Objectives:
Our objective was to describe the epidemiology and clinical and trichoscopic presentations of AKN in a large series of Hispanic patients.
Methods:
This was a retrospective study from 10 different dermatological centers in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. Patients with a clinical diagnosis of AKN treated by 12 dermatologists experienced in trichology from 2018 to 2022 were included. The Umar classification system was used to determine severity.
Results:
We identified 142 patients with AKN: 98% were male (n=140) with a mean age of 32 years; 108 patients had a previous history of trauma to the nuchal area (76%, P < 0.001); and 48 were positive for a history of acne (33.8%, P = 0.021). Patients with >50 months of evolution were mainly classified in classes III and IV compared to patients with an evolution of <50 months (30%, n=9 vs. 14%, n=15; P = 0.019; respectively).
Conclusion:
AKN should be considered in the differential diagnosis in the Hispanic population. Advanced stages of the disease are correlated with chronic evolution.
