 329 citations
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  January 1997   in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology”
           329 citations
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  January 1997   in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology”    Frontal fibrosing alopecia is a hair loss condition in postmenopausal women, similar to lichen planopilaris, with ineffective treatments.  
               220 citations
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  June 2013   in “The Journal of Pathology”    Lichen planopilaris may be an autoimmune disease causing hair loss due to immune system issues in hair follicles.  
      160 citations
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  March 2009   in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery”
           160 citations
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  March 2009   in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery”    New insights show Lichen Planopilaris is a rare, scarring hair loss condition, hard to treat, mainly affecting middle-aged women, and significantly impacts mental health.  
      126 citations
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  April 2006   in “International Journal of Dermatology”
           126 citations
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  April 2006   in “International Journal of Dermatology”    The conclusion is that FFA and LPP have similar scalp biopsy features, making them hard to distinguish histologically, and FFA may be a specific kind of scarring hair loss.  
      117 citations
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  March 2013   in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology”
           117 citations
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  March 2013   in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology”    No effective treatment for frontal fibrosing alopecia was found, but oral 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors had the best response; for lichen planopilaris, topical corticosteroids were commonly used but had a high relapse rate.