title: A Case of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia in a Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica.
abstract: Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a form of scarring hair loss that is characterized by hair follicle destruction in a fronto-temporo-parietal distribution. Its etiology is unknown; however, most authors presently favor an immune pathogenesis. Associated autoimmune connective tissue diseases have been reported in patients with FFA. We present a case of FFA in a woman with primary biliary cirrhosis and polymyalgia rheumatica, suggesting an association between these clinical entities and supporting a potential autoimmune etiology of FFA.
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: Ariana N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Eginli
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: Courtney W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Bagayoko
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McMichael
keywords: Alopecia; Frontal fibrosing alopecia; Hair disorder; Hair loss; Immune-mediated disease; Lichen planopilaris; Polymyalgia rheumatica; Primary biliary cirrhosis