Lipedematous Alopecia: An Uncommon Clinicopathologic Variant of Nonscarring but Permanent Alopecia

    May 2008 in “ International Journal of Dermatology ”
    E. González‐Guerra, Rosario Haro, Jorge Angulo … Luís Requena
    Studysummary This case report describes a 52-year-old black woman with diffuse scalp swelling and thinning hair attributed to a large increase in the thickness of scalp subcutaneous fatty tissue.
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    1. Hyperplasia of the Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Is the Primary Histopathologic Abnormality in Lipedematous Scalp The American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2003

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