title: Cicatricial alopecia occurring in two sisters from Ghana.
abstract: We report two sisters from Ghana who presented with cicatricial alopecia simultaneously. In both cases the aetiology is unclear although both gave a history of previous scalp folliculitis. We classify the causes of cicatricial alopecia and the difficulties that can arise in placing such patients in a clinical category. Racial origin may be relevant in our cases; to our knowledge this is the first report of cicatricial alopecia occurring in two sisters.
authors.affiliation: St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Vaughan Jones
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009679:Nuclear Family