Lichen Planopilaris: Mechanisms, Subtypes, and Diagnosis
September 2021
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CRC Press eBooks
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lichen planopilaris cicatricial alopecia peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor PPAR pilosebaceous unit CD-8+ T-cell apoptosis epithelial follicular stem cells eHFSCs epithelial mesenchymal transition frontal fibrosing alopecia FFA trichoscopy follicular openings peripilar casts linear blood vessels tufts of hairs blue-gray dots white dots milky white areas LPP scarring alopecia hair follicle unit immune cells cell death stem cells hair transplant hair loss patterns hair examination hair follicles hair casts blood vessels hair tufts skin dots white areas
Studysummary This review discusses the clinical and trichoscopic features of lichen planopilaris and notes its potential underdiagnosis prior to hair transplant, but it reports no new findings.
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