Primary Cicatricial Alopecia: Treatment Approaches and Classification

    November 2016 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Chantal Bolduc, Leonard C. Sperling, Jerry Shapiro
    Studysummary This article reviews primary cicatricial alopecias, focusing on lymphocytic forms such as chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus, according to a classification by the North American Hair Research Society, and reports no new clinical results.
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