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    Chronic Diffuse Alopecia in Women: A Retrospective Review of Histopathologic Diagnoses

    November 2023 in “ International Journal of Dermatology ”
    Deren Özcan, Mesut Öztürk, Özlem Özen
    Studysummary In this study, researchers analyzed histopathologic findings in 32 women with chronic diffuse alopecia and found that 40.6% had androgenetic alopecia, while a diffuse variant of lichen planopilaris was diagnosed in 32.5% of cases, emphasizing the importance of histopathologic examination for accurate diagnosis.
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