title: Frontal fibrosing alopecia associated with generalized hair loss.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. parmenores@gmail.com
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Armenores
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirato
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Shireen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sidhu
mesh_terms: 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