Botulinum toxin A as an alternative treatment for folliculitis decalvans

• Simone R.N.G. Neri, MD,
• Marcia R. Franzolin, PhD,
• Celia Luiza Petersen Vitello Kalil, MD, PhD,
• Nílceo S. Michalany, MD, PhD,
• Alexandre O. Michalany, MD,
• Marta O. Domingos, PhD

Affiliations

Simone R.N.G. Neri, MD

Brazilian Society of Dermatology, São Paulo, Brazil

Marcia R. Franzolin, PhD

Laboratory of Bacteriology, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Celia Luiza Petersen Vitello Kalil, MD, PhD

Dermatology Services, Federal University of Fronteira Sul, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

Nílceo S. Michalany, MD, PhD

Department of Pathology Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Alexandre O. Michalany, MD

Department of Dermatology, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Marta O. Domingos, PhD

Laboratory of Bacteriology, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Correspondence to: Marta O. Domingos, PhD, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, CEP, 05503-900 São Paulo, Brazil.