Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia in Association with Sjögren's Syndrome: More Than a Simple Coincidence

    October 2016 in “ Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia ”
    Karina Furlan, Priscila Kakizaki, Juliana Cabral Nunes Chartuni, Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente
    Studysummary This review discusses the increasing reports of frontal fibrosing alopecia, a form of scarring alopecia, and its potential link to autoimmune disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
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    1. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: A Retrospective Clinical Review of 62 Patients with Treatment Outcome and Long-Term Follow-Up International Journal of Dermatology · 2014
    2. Beard Involvement in a Man with Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology · 2014
    3. Discoid Lupus Alopecia Complicated by Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia on a Background of Androgenetic Alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 2013
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