Early Diagnosis and Prompt Treatment Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

    January 2019 in “ Skin appendage disorders ”
    Rachita Dhurat, Deepti Shukla, Ameet Dandale … Sujit J S Shanshanwal
    Studysummary This article reports a case of frontal fibrosing alopecia in its early inflammatory stage that responded positively to intralesional steroid treatment.
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