title: [Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA): Report on four cases and review of the literature].
abstract: Frontal fibrosing alopecia was recently described by Kossard, et al. as a progressive symmetrical recession of the frontal-temporal-parietal hairline affecting particularly postmenopausal women. Besides affecting the scalp, there are some cases in the literature with partial or total loss of the eyebrows, also involving the trunk, and superior extremities. Because the clinical, histological, and immunochemical findings are indistinguishable from those seen in lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia is now considered a localized variant of lichen planopilaris. We report four cases of Mexican postmenopausal women with this kind of dermatosis evaluated at the Dermatological Center Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua.
authors.affiliation: Cirujano dermatooncólogo, Centro Dermatológico Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Cardona-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Director del Centro, Centro Dermatológico Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Fermín
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jurado-Santa Cruz
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatopatología, Centro Dermatológico Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Gisela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Navarrete-Franco
authors.affiliation: Dermatóloga, dermatopatóloga adscrita, Centro Dermatológico Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Edna Azucena
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gaxiola-Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Residente del tercer año de dermatología, Centro Dermatológico Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Mónica Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: de la Torre-García
authors.affiliation: Residente del segundo año de dermatología, Centro Dermatológico Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Ana Luisa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Cabrera-Pérez
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged