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Dermoscopic findings in different clinical variants of lichen planus. Is dermoscopy useful?

open access: yesDermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2015
Lichen planus (LP) is a papulosquamous dermatosis that involves the skin, scalp, nails and mucous membranes. Although its pathogenesis is still unknown, there is evidence that an imbalance of immunologic cellular reactivity plays an important role ...
Paula Friedman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Use of Light‐Based Therapies in the Treatment of Alopecia

open access: yesJournal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 24, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Alopecia encompasses a group of conditions that can significantly impact quality of life, especially among women and younger individuals. While pharmaceutical therapies remain the cornerstone of treatment, laser and light‐based therapies, especially low‐level light therapy (LLLT), offer promising noninvasive alternatives.
Robert J. Vanaria   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frontal fibrosing alopecia:reflections and hypotheses on etiology and pathogenesis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Since it was first described by Kossard in 1994, frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) has been something of an enigma. The clinical heterogeneity of FFA, its apparent rarity, and investigators' suboptimal access to phenotypically consistent patient cohorts ...
Fenton, David A   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Familial Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Occurs Early in Daughters With Affected Mothers: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

open access: yesAustralasian Journal of Dermatology, Volume 66, Issue 5, Page 247-257, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a form of cicatricial alopecia that is being increasingly diagnosed in recent years. It predominantly affects post‐menopausal women of various ethnic backgrounds, but cases have also been reported in pre‐menopausal women and rarely in men.
Adrienne Oxenham, Annabel Stevenson
wiley   +1 more source

Invisible lichen planopilaris unmasked by dermatoscopy

open access: yesInternational Journal of Trichology, 2017
Lichen planopilaris is a form of lymphocyte-mediated primary cicatricial alopecia characterized by perifollicular scaling progressing to patches of alopecia depending on the clinical variant. The course is relentlessly progressive and chronic. Hence, early diagnosis and institution of therapy are imperative to halt the disease progress.
Renu George   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Первичная рубцовая алопеция: случай из практики [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
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Мяделец, В. О.   +1 more
core  

Clinical Insights from A Case Series of lichen Planopilaris: Variability and Management Strategies [PDF]

open access: yes
Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a cell-mediated scarring alopecia that causes inflammation of the scalp and the eventual destruction of hair follicles in affected areas.
N. V. Aishwarya
core   +2 more sources

Frontal fibrosing alopecia: An update on the hypothesis of pathogenesis and treatment

open access: yesInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2019
Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a relatively new scarring alopecia that is considered a variant of lichen planopilaris (LPP) with no recognized promising treatments. In this study, we tried to clarify the underlying signaling pathways and their roles
Soheil Tavakolpour, PhD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical recognition and management of alopecia in women of color,

open access: yesInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2019
Certain types of alopecia, such as traction alopecia, discoid lupus erythematosus, and central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, occur more commonly in African-American individuals than in those of other ethnicities.
Jodie Raffi, BA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Graham-Little Syndrome — a rare entity of both scarring and non-scarring alopecia concomitance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Graham Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome also called in a shorter form as Graham-Little syndrome, is a rare clinical entity characterized by the symptomatic triad including multifocal progressive cicatricial alopecia on the scalp, non-scarring hair loss ...
Czuwara, Joanna   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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