Clinical Features of 109 Patients With Primary Cicatricial Alopecia: A 15-Year Retrospective Study

    January 2026 in “ Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica ”
    Özge Zorlu, Hülya Albayrak, Sema Aytekin
    Studysummary In this study, cicatricial alopecias were classified by inflammatory cell type and the researchers highlighted that primary cicatricial alopecia's exact causes remain unknown, accounting for 6% of all hair diseases despite its unclear prevalence.
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