254 citations
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December 2003 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study reviewed the epidemiology and treatment of inflammatory cicatricial alopecias and highlighted the importance of scalp biopsies for accurate diagnosis in a mixed ethnic population at a university hair clinic.
11 citations
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December 1921 in “Archives of dermatology and syphilology” This article reviews historical cases and descriptions of perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens, highlighting its characteristics and treatment, but reports no new clinical findings.
This study suggests that pseudopelade may be an autonomous disease based on its distinctive clinical and histopathological features not present in other scarring alopecias.
98 citations
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May 2008 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses evidence-based guidance for managing primary cicatricial alopecias but reports no new clinical results, highlighting significant gaps in knowledge and the need for more quality trials.
74 citations
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July 2008 in “Dermatologic therapy” This review discusses histopathologic findings in diagnosing primary cicatricial alopecias and emphasizes the importance of correlating histology with clinical presentation for accurate diagnosis; it reports no new results.