A Woman with Focal Alopecia

    A Rondina, Laurie L. Kohen, Lubomira Scherschun, Holly Kerr
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    TLDR A 65-year-old woman has a growing bald spot on her scalp.
    A 65-year-old white woman presented with a 6-month history of a slowly enlarging alopecia plaque on her frontal scalp. The 6-cm plaque was mildly indurated, slightly erythematous, and yellow with multiple telangiectasias. She reported no pain or itching. A central punch biopsy was performed for further evaluation.
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