title: Scarring alopecia.
abstract: The scarring alopecias are a diverse group of diseases characterized by the combination of follicular destruction and dermal scarring. In this article we divide scarring alopecias into three broad categories, pediatric diseases, perifollicular lymphocytic diseases, and folliculopustular diseases, and discuss selected entities from each category.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hebert
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Freese
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged