title: Pitfall scarring alopecia: favus closely mimicking lichen planus.
abstract: We describe a woman presenting primarily with slowly progressing scarring alopecia. Course, symptoms, and clinical picture were highly suggestive for lichen planus. But mycological investigations revealed that cicatricial alopecia was caused by a specific infection with Trichophyton schoenleinii running a chronic course with minimal skin inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. poppe_h@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: Heiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Poppe
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolb-Mäurer
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wobser
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trautmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014007:Tinea Favosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents