Diffuse Scarring Alopecia in a Female Pattern Hair Loss Distribution

February 2017 in “ Australasian Journal of Dermatology ”

Bonnie Fergie, Gurpreet Singh Khaira, Vicki Howard, Sally E de Zwaan

diffuse scarring alopecia female pattern hair loss cicatricial pattern hair loss fibrosing alopecia perifollicular erythema perifollicular keratosis biopsy cicatricial alopecia female pattern androgenetic alopecia scarring alopecia female pattern baldness scarring hair loss

Studysummary This report describes three cases of hair loss that appear consistent with cicatricial pattern hair loss, a possible new subtype of scarring alopecia presenting in a female pattern hair loss distribution.

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