Male frontal fibrosing alopecia with generalised hair loss.
Frontal fibrosing alopecia predominantly affects postmenopausal women and is regarded as a variant of lichen planopilaris. Male cases have rarely been reported. Here we describe a 66-year-old man with a typical receding fronto-temporal hair line in a form of scarring alopecia, which shows features of lichen planopilaris in histology. An extensive loss of body hair involving bilateral axillae, limbs and pubic area was also observed.
Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Wenchieh
W
Chen
Evanthia
E
Kigitsidou
Hanna
H
Prucha
Johannes
J
Ring
Christian
C
Andres
D000368:Aged; D000505:Alopecia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001365:Axilla; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005121:Extremities; D005138:Eyebrows; D005355:Fibrosis; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008914:Minoxidil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D017211:Treatment Failure
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D008914:Minoxidil; D011239:Prednisolone
androgenetic alopecia; frontal fibrosing alopecia; lichen planopilaris