Medical Comorbidities in Patients with Lichen Planopilaris: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

April 2018 in “ International Journal of Dermatology ”

Raymond Fertig, Shasa Hu, Austin J. Maddy, Alexandra Balaban, Nouf Mohammed Aleid, Adam S. Aldahan, Antonella Tosti

Studysummary This study found that female patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia are significantly more likely to have systemic lupus erythematosus compared to controls.

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