title: Primary cicatricial alopecias.
abstract: Primary cicatricial alopecias refer to a group of rare, idiopathic, inflammatory scalp disorders that result in permanent hair loss. Primary cicatricial alopecias comprise a diverse group of inflammatory diseases and can be classified via different approaches, such as clinical presentation, histopathologic findings, or both. Primary cicatricial alopecias are rare scalp disorders. Whiting found a prevalence of 7.3% in all patients who sought advice for hair and scalp problems at the Baylor Hair Research and Treatment Center in Dallas between 1989 and 1999.
authors.affiliation: Skin and Laser Center and Hair Transplant Center, Richard-Strauss-Strasse 27, Potsdam, Berlin, Germany. otberg@hlcp.de
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Otberg
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006197:Hair / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans