Scutulum Explained

A scutulum is a yellow, perifollicular, saucerlike or cup-shaped crust with a cheesy odor, composed of dense mats of mycelia and epithelial debris. Scutula often occur on the scalp and are characteristic of favus.^[1]

Morphology

• Consists of a crust-like yellow lesion (sulphur cap)
• Has a concave-convex surface with its convexity to the scalp making for itself an erosion or depression of epidermis, so it is firmly adherent to the scalp
• Upon detachment it gives a serosangiunous discharge (serum and blood)
• size : from a few millimetres to a few centimetres

Notes and References

1. Book: Dawber, Rodney P. R. . Diseases of the hair and scalp . 427 . Wiley-Blackwell . 1997 . 978-0-86542-866-9.