A Retrospective Chart Review of Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia Patients at a Single Urban Institution
December 2023
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JAAD international
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TLDR Most patients with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia at the reviewed institution were middle-aged Black women, often with no symptoms, and commonly treated with topical medications.
This retrospective chart review at Montefiore Medical Center analyzed 185 female patients diagnosed with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) from July 2015 to March 2022. The study found that 82.7% of patients identified as Black or African American, with a mean age of 53.3 years at presentation. Hair loss at the vertex or crown was the most common symptom, reported by 79.5% of patients. Treatment was administered to 85.9% of patients, with topical medications being the most common. The study highlights the need for a unique ICD-10 code for CCCA to facilitate larger epidemiologic studies and better understand the disease's demographics and characteristics.
