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    Glossary Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

    scarring hair loss at the front hairline, often in postmenopausal women

    Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) is a type of scarring hair loss that primarily affects postmenopausal women, though it can occur in men and younger women. It is characterized by a progressive recession of the frontal hairline and often includes loss of eyebrows and other body hair. The condition is thought to be an autoimmune disorder, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles, leading to inflammation and permanent hair loss.

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    1. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: A multicenter review of 355 patients Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2014 · 339 citations
    2. Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia. Scarring alopecia in a pattern distribution Archives of Dermatology · 1994 · 332 citations
    3. Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia: A frontal variant of lichen planopilaris Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1997 · 329 citations
    4. Postmenopausal Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Archives of Dermatology · 1994 · 325 citations
    5. Frontal fibrosing alopecia in postmenopausal women Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2004 · 179 citations
    6. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: A review of 60 cases Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2012 · 166 citations
    7. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: a clinical review of 36 patients 2010 · 159 citations
    8. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: clinical presentations and prognosis 2008 · 155 citations
    9. Frontal fibrosing alopecia versus lichen planopilaris: a clinicopathological study International Journal of Dermatology · 2006 · 126 citations
    10. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: a survey in 16 patients Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2005 · 123 citations
    11. Treatment of frontal fibrosing alopecia and lichen planopilaris: a systematic review Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2013 · 117 citations
    12. Genome-wide association study in frontal fibrosing alopecia identifies four susceptibility loci including HLA-B*07:02 Nature Communications · 2019 · 115 citations
    13. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: a retrospective clinical review of 62 patients with treatment outcome and long-term follow-up International Journal of Dermatology · 2014 · 102 citations
    14. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: A retrospective review of 19 patients seen at Duke University Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2013 · 98 citations
    15. Frontal fibrosing alopecia associated with cutaneous lichen planus in a premenopausal woman Australasian journal of dermatology · 2002 · 89 citations
    16. Frontal fibrosing alopecia and lichen planus pigmentosus: is there a link? 2012 · 86 citations
    17. Lichen Planopilaris and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia as Model Epithelial Stem Cell Diseases Trends in Molecular Medicine · 2018 · 80 citations
    18. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: clinical and prognostic classification 2017 · 74 citations
    19. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: treatment with oral dutasteride and topical pimecrolimus Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2008 · 69 citations
    20. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: reflections and hypotheses on aetiology and pathogenesis Experimental dermatology · 2016 · 68 citations
    21. Treatment of postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia with oral dutasteride Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2009 · 64 citations
    22. Frontal fibrosing alopecia developing after hair transplantation for androgenetic alopecia International Journal of Dermatology · 2005 · 64 citations
    23. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: An Update on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2019 · 61 citations
    24. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: demographic and clinical characteristics of 490 cases 2019 · 53 citations
    25. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia in a Man: Results of Follicular Unit Test Grafting Dermatologic Surgery · 2010 · 53 citations
    26. Eyebrow regrowth in patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia treated with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide 2010 · 51 citations
    27. Post-menopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2003 · 49 citations
    28. Trichoscopic features of frontal fibrosing alopecia: Results in 249 patients Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2015 · 46 citations
    29. Is Hair Transplantation Indicated in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia? The Results of Test Grafting in Three Patients Dermatologic surgery · 2013 · 45 citations
    30. Frontal fibrosing alopecia among men: A clinicopathologic study of 7 cases Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2017 · 41 citations