Is There a Pathogenetic Link Between Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, Androgenetic Alopecia, and Fibrosing Alopecia in a Pattern Distribution?

    December 2017 in “ Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”
    Alexander C. Katoulis, K. Diamanti, Dimitrios Sgouros … Dimitrios Rigopoulos
    Studysummary This letter discusses potential pathogenetic links among frontal fibrosing alopecia, androgenetic alopecia, and fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution and reports no new clinical findings.
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