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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. Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia. Scarring alopecia in a pattern distribution Archives of Dermatology · 1994 · 332 citations
    2. Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia: A frontal variant of lichen planopilaris Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1997 · 329 citations
    3. Postmenopausal Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Archives of Dermatology · 1994 · 325 citations
    4. Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2003 · 57 citations
    5. Steven Kossards postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia (PFFA)--a therapeutic dilemma. PubMed · 2010 · 2 citations
    6. Frontal fibrosing alopecia in postmenopausal women Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2004 · 179 citations
    7. Post-menopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2003 · 49 citations
    8. Expression of Snail1 in the fibrotic dermis of postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia: possible involvement of an epithelial-mesenchymal transition and a review of the Japanese patients British Journal of Dermatology · 2010 · 29 citations
    9. Three cases of postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2005
    10. Treatment of postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia with oral dutasteride Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2009 · 64 citations
    11. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: A Review Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2021 · 23 citations
    12. Reassessing frontal fibrosing alopecia Expert Review of Dermatology · 2008 · 1 citations
    13. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: Histopathological and immunohistochemical study of the inflammatory infiltrate and the sebaceous gland receptors Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2019
    14. Alopecia areata masquerading as frontal fibrosing alopecia Australasian journal of dermatology · 2006 · 14 citations
    15. Differentiation of frontal fibrosing alopecia and Lichen planopilaris on trichoscopy: A comprehensive review Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology · 2021 · 3 citations
    16. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: An Update on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2019 · 61 citations
    17. Unusual patterns of presentation of frontal fibrosing alopecia: A clinical and trichoscopic analysis of 98 patients Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2017 · 18 citations
    18. Frontal fibrosing alopecia, clinical and histopathological characteristics of mexican patients: an original research study and review of literature Journal of clinical review & case reports · 2023
    19. Examination of Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of 14 Cases with Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Medical Science and Discovery · 2019
    20. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: follow-up of a brazilian group 2019
    21. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: A multicenter review of 355 patients Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2014 · 339 citations
    22. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: A retrospective review of 19 patients seen at Duke University Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2013 · 98 citations
    23. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: Regrowth following cessation of sunscreen on the forehead Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2018 · 26 citations
    24. An update of the pathogenesis of frontal fibrosing alopecia: What does the current evidence tell us? Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2018 · 23 citations
    25. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: An Update on Epidemiology and Treatment Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas · 2015 · 7 citations
    26. Reply to ‘Frontal fibrosing alopecia’ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2014 · 5 citations
    27. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: A multicenter review of 355 patients Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2014 · 5 citations
    28. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Mimicking Alopecia Syphilitica Cureus · 2022 · 3 citations
    29. Examining the autoimmune aspects of frontal fibrosing alopecia Expert Review of Clinical Immunology · 2022 · 2 citations
    30. Clinical Insights and Prognostic Factors in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Lichen Planopilaris: A Retrospective Cohort Study Dermatology · 2026