Lipedematous Scalp and Lipedematous Alopecia: Report of Three Cases in White Adults
January 2007
in “
Journal of dermatology
”
TLDR Three white adults had a rare scalp condition with increased fat and sometimes hair loss, suggesting it's not limited to black women and might be more widespread.
The document reports on three cases of rare conditions called lipedematous scalp (LS) and lipedematous alopecia (LA) in white adults, which are characterized by a thick, boggy scalp due to increased subcutaneous fat layer and can include hair loss in LA. All patients exhibited a boggy and soft swelling of the scalp, and those with LA also had areas of hair loss. Histopathologic examination and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the increased subcutaneous fat tissue thickness. The cause of LS and LA remains unknown, and while these conditions were initially reported mostly in adult black females, the document suggests that they may also occur in white individuals and could be more common than previously thought.
