Frontal fibrosing alopecia associated with generalized hair loss.
We present six cases of frontal fibrosing alopecia, in which generalized hair loss is a feature. Although this variant of lichen planopilaris has been reported clinically in a number of patients, there is very little histological evidence that the condition exists in peripheral sites. We believe this pattern of involvement may be more common than is reported, and have provided histological evidence of lichen planopilaris being present at sites beyond the scalp and eyebrows.
Armenores
Paul
P
Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. parmenores@gmail.com
Shirato
Kyoko
K
Reid
Catherine
C
Sidhu
Shireen
S
D000368:Aged; D000505:Alopecia / Q000473:pathology*; D005138:Eyebrows; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause; D012535:Scalp