Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Follow-Up of a Brazilian Group
TLDR Frontal fibrosing alopecia mostly affects postmenopausal women, with diagnosis often delayed by 3 years.
The study described a retrospective observational analysis of 38 female patients diagnosed with frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) at the Dermatology Service of the Hospital de Clínicas of the Federal University of Paraná and a private dermatological clinic. The mean age of participants was 61.1 years, with most having skin type 2. The average time from disease onset to correct diagnosis was 3 years. At disease onset, 26.31% of patients were premenopausal, and 73.68% were postmenopausal, with 42.1% having undergone hormone replacement therapy before FFA diagnosis. The mean age of disease onset was 44 years for premenopausal and 59 years and 7 months for postmenopausal patients.
