Severe Diffuse Non-Scarring Hair Loss in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical and Histopathological Analysis of Four Cases
December 2011
in “
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
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systemic lupus erythematosus SLE diffuse non-scarring hair loss dermoscopic analysis scaling perifollicular telangiectasia short vellus hairs focal atrichia reduced hair shaft pigmentation epidermal atrophy basement membrane zone degeneration pigment incontinence lymphocytic infiltrates hair follicles lupus hair loss scalp analysis skin scaling blood vessel dilation vellus hairs hairless patches hair pigmentation skin thinning skin degeneration pigment loss immune cells hair roots
Studysummary In this study, severe diffuse hair loss in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was associated with distinct clinical, dermoscopic, and histopathological features, which improved alongside treatment of the underlying condition.
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