Facial Papules Are Early Sign of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: A Cross-Sectional Study

    August 2020 in “ Acta medica Iranica ”
    Parvin Mansouri, Masoumeh Rohani Nasab, Zahra Safaei Naraghi, Safoura Shakoei, Reza Chalangari, Katalin Martits-Chalangari, Mahtab Rahbar
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    TLDR Bumps on the face may be an early sign of a type of hair loss called frontal fibrosing alopecia.
    In the cross-sectional study titled "Facial Papules Are Early Sign of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia" conducted by Parvin Mansouri and colleagues, it was found that facial papules could be an early sign of frontal fibrosing alopecia. The study, published in ACTA MEDICA IRANICA in 2020, involved an unspecified number of participants. The researchers concluded that the presence of facial papules could be used as an early diagnostic marker for frontal fibrosing alopecia. However, the number of participants in the study was not mentioned, which could affect the strength of the study's conclusions.
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