TLDR Pseudopelade can affect both the scalp and beard, causing hair loss.
The document described a rare case of pseudopelade, a self-limited hair disorder that leads to cicatricial alopecia, typically affecting the parietal and vertex regions of the scalp. Unusually, this case involved both the scalp and the beard area, presenting with skin-colored alopecic patches.
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