Los Angeles Dermatological Society

December 1972 in “ Archives of Dermatology ”

Harry Levitt

scarring alopecia frontal bossing abnormal dentition cicatricial alopecia hair follicles erector pili muscles inflammatory alopecia

TLDR The girl has an inflammatory type of scarring hair loss.

The document discussed a case of a 7-year-old girl with scarring alopecia, characterized by frontal bossing, abnormal dentition, thickened digits, and progressive noninflammatory hair loss over several years. Despite normal bone development and negative tests for fungi, a biopsy indicated cicatricial alopecia. The discussion highlighted the presence of hair follicles and erector pili muscles, with inflammation noted, suggesting an inflammatory type of alopecia that had not fully developed into sclerosis.

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