Coexistence of Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

    March 2018 in “ Anais brasileiros de dermatologia/Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia ”
    Luciana Lima do Nascimento, Mílvia Maria Simões e Silva Enokihara, Mônica Ribeiro de Azevedo Vasconcellos
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    Studysummary This article describes a case of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a patient with chronic lichenoid lupus erythematosus and notes the lack of similar documented cases in existing literature.
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    The document described a patient with chronic lichenoid lupus erythematosus who also exhibited clinical, histopathological, and dermoscopic features of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA). Lupus erythematosus is a chronic, relapsing disease that can cause various types of alopecia, including cicatricial alopecia from discoid lesions on the scalp. FFA is characterized by frontotemporal hairline recession and eyebrow loss and is histopathologically similar to lichen planopilaris. The coexistence of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus and FFA in the patient was notable, as the literature did not previously document FFA as a clinical manifestation of lupus.
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