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    Glossary Perifollicular Inflammation

    swelling and irritation around hair follicles

    Perifollicular inflammation refers to the swelling and irritation that occurs around hair follicles. This condition can lead to hair loss and is often seen in various types of alopecia, such as alopecia areata. It involves immune cells attacking the hair follicles, which can disrupt normal hair growth and cause damage to the follicle structure.

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    1. Perifollicular fibrosis and inflammation in androgenetic alopecia and seborrheic dermatitis: diagnostic challenges in differentiation from fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2026
    2. It's not all traction: the pseudo ‘fringe sign’ in frontal fibrosing alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 2015 · 39 citations
    3. Lichen planopilaris versus frontal fibrosing alopecia: histopathologically distinct diseases or not? Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2026
    4. Alopecic Patches on the Extremities of a Young Man JEADV Clinical Practice · 2026
    5. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association · 2015
    6. Discoid lupus alopecia complicated by frontal fibrosing alopecia on a background of androgenetic alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 2013 · 25 citations
    7. A New Histologic Pattern in 6 Biopsies From Early Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia The American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2018 · 7 citations
    8. Frontal fibrosing alopecia developing after hair transplantation for androgenetic alopecia International Journal of Dermatology · 2005 · 64 citations
    9. Understanding fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution: a retrospective study with histological challenges in the diagnosis of diffuse central alopecia Archives of Dermatological Research · 2025
    10. 253 Frontal fibrosing alopecia: clinical and therapeutic considerations - case series 2023
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