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    Glossary Inflammatory Alopecia

    hair loss due to inflammation damaging hair follicles

    Inflammatory Alopecia refers to hair loss caused by inflammation of the hair follicles. This condition can result from various underlying issues, such as autoimmune diseases, infections, or skin disorders, leading to damage and scarring of the follicles, which can be either temporary or permanent.

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    1. Androgenic pattern presentation of scarring and inflammatory alopecia Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2010 · 3 citations
    2. Angiosarcoma of the Scalp Mimicking an Inflammatory Scarring Alopecia and Diagnosed on Horizontal Histologic Sections Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2024 · 1 citations
    3. Evaluating Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Scarring Alopecia: A Systematic Review Journal of Drugs in Dermatology · 2024
    4. Feature characterization of scarring and non-scarring types of alopecia by multiphoton microscopy Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 2018 · 24 citations
    5. Reflectance confocal microscopy for scarring and non-scarring alopecia real-time assessment Archives of Dermatological Research · 2016 · 17 citations
    6. Use of trichoscopy for the diagnosis of alopecia areata coexisting with primary scarring alopecia in a female hair loss patient Journal of Dermatology · 2019 · 2 citations
    7. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: Histopathological and immunohistochemical study of the inflammatory infiltrate and the sebaceous gland receptors Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2019
    8. BH14 Fibrosing alopecia in a patterned distribution following photodynamic therapy for actinic keratosis: a potential trigger for scarring alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 2026
    9. Two mouse mutations mapped to chromosome 11 with differing morphologies but similar progressive inflammatory alopecia Experimental Dermatology · 2005 · 7 citations
    10. Scarring Alopecia in Pediatric Patients: A Narrative Review of Etiologies, Diagnosis, and Management Strategies Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2026
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    1. Scarring Alopecia and NSAIDs? Reddit · 4 Oct 2020
    2. Fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution Reddit · 22 Mar 2024
    3. Hair Loss “Cure” for Inflammation: Topical Roflumilast Reddit · 14 Jan 2026
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    1. Hydrocortisone Mild corticosteroid used on the skin and scalp
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