Cicatricial pemphigoid rarely involves the scalp.
We present a case of cicatricial pemphigoid with significant scarring alopecia as a major manifestation and review our series of cicatricial pemphigoid patients in Oxford (UK). Only four of 54 patients had scarring alopecia of the scalp. While rare, this manifestation poses a difficult management problem; patients find this cosmetically distressing and there are no successful treatments available to date.
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Department of Dermatology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, United Kingdom.
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Wojnarowska
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D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010390:Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane / Q000150:complications*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome