title: Clinicopathologic lessons in distinguishing cicatricial alopecia: 7 cases of lichen planopilaris misdiagnosed as discoid lupus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. Electronic address: vnambudiri@partners.org.
authors.forename: Vinod E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Nambudiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: Ruth Ann
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Vleugels
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: Alvaro C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Laga
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Lynne J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012494:Sampling Studies