Hair Breakage as a Presenting Sign of Early or Occult Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia

    September 2012 in “ Archives of Dermatology ”
    Valerie D. Callender, Dakara Rucker Wright, Erica Chon Davis, Leonard C. Sperling
    Studysummary This study observed that hair breakage may indicate early central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in African American women, suggesting that it should be considered in their differential diagnosis.
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