title: Lipedematous alopecia.
abstract: Lipedematous alopecia is an unusual disorder characterized by short, brittle scalp hairs associated with thickening of the scalp by adipose tissue. All except one reported case have been in African-American females. It is our purpose to report the seventh case of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Bridges
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: von Kuster
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Estes
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D000505:Alopecia / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*