Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: Past, Present, and Future

March 2009 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”

Raechele Cochran Gathers, Henry W. Lim

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Studysummary This review discusses the evolution and ongoing debate about the causes of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in African American women, without presenting new clinical findings.

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