Dermoscopy Findings of the Axilla of Women With Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

December 2023 in “ JEADV Clinical Practice ”

Andréia Munck, Aline Donati, Carla Jorge Machado, Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente, Ricardo Romiti

frontal fibrosing alopecia FFA axillary hair hairless follicular openings follicular ostium hair diameter variability brownish peripillary halo

TLDR Brownish halos around axillary hair can help diagnose frontal fibrosing alopecia.

The study examined dermoscopic findings in the axilla of 30 women with frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) compared to a control group of 32 volunteers. It found that brownish peripillary halos were significantly more common in FFA patients, occurring in 83.3% of cases, and could serve as a diagnostic clue for FFA in the axillary region. Other findings, such as variability in hair diameter and multiple hairs per follicular ostium, were observed but not unique to FFA. The study underscores the potential of dermoscopy in distinguishing FFA from other conditions affecting the axilla and highlights the importance of the control group due to the lack of existing literature on dermoscopy findings in the axilla of healthy individuals.

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