A Case of Cicatricial Alopecia Associated With Pemphigus: A Case Report
June 2023
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Dermatology reports
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Studysummary In this report, the authors describe the case of an 83-year-old woman initially diagnosed with atrophic actinic keratosis, but further examination and skin biopsies at their clinic suggested the presence of an inflammatory disease, highlighting the challenges in diagnosing pemphigus. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
The document reports the case of an 83-year-old woman with suspected cicatricial alopecia and a small eroded lesion on her forehead, initially thought to be atrophic actinic keratosis. Pemphigus, an autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibodies against desmosomal proteins, was considered as a potential underlying condition. To investigate further, the clinic performed two new skin biopsies of the scalp, suspecting an inflammatory disease. The summary does not provide the outcome of the biopsies or a definitive diagnosis, so the conclusion regarding the association between pemphigus and the patient's cicatricial alopecia remains undetermined based on the provided text.
