Occipital Alopecia in a Young Man

The case study described a young man with occipital alopecia, diagnosed as lipedematous alopecia, characterized by a boggy, erythematous plaque with alopecia of the occipital scalp, subcutaneous thickening, lymphocytic dermal infiltrate, and decreased anagen hairs on histology. The study highlighted the importance of clinical-pathological correlation in diagnosing lipedematous alopecia and noted that it could affect a broad demographic, regardless of age, gender, or ethnicity. Various treatments, including topical steroids, mycophenolate mofetil, finasteride, and systemic corticosteroids, had been reported to have varying success in similar cases.