7 citations
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August 2019 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology”
This article is a correspondence discussing the possibility of the Mona Lisa exhibiting frontal fibrosing alopecia instead of Renaissance fashion, but it reports no new clinical findings.
14 citations
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August 2012 in “Clinics in Dermatology”
This review discusses the pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical features, histology, and treatment of frontal fibrosing alopecia and reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight its increasing incidence and challenging nature.
November 2023 in “International Journal of Women's Dermatology”
In this study, female patients undergoing hormone replacement therapy showed improvements in frontal hairline appearance and increased hair plucking strength, suggesting positive effects of estradiol on hair growth while excluding age-related factors.
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