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Alopecia: evaluation and treatment [PDF]

, 2011
Hair loss is a very common complaint. Patients may describe increased shedding and diffuse or localized alopecia. The differential diagnosis of hair loss includes a number of disorders causing cicatricial or noncicatricial alopecias. This paper describes
Gordon, Katherine A, Tosti, Antonella
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Epithelial-to-mesenchymal stem cell transition in a human organ: Lessons from Lichen Planopilaris [PDF]

, 2017
YesEpithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is critical for embryonic development and wound healing, and occurs in fibrotic disease and carcinoma. Here, we show that EMT also occurs within the bulge, the epithelial stem cell (eSC) niche of human scalp ...
Answell, David M., Bertolini, M., Biro, T., Chéret, J., Hardman, J., Harries, M., Imanishi, H., Jimenez, F., Panicker, S.P., Paus, R., Poblet, E., Sepp, N., Ward, C.M.   +12 more
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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia:survey of severity assessment methods in routine clinical practice and validation of the International Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Cooperative Group measurement guidance [PDF]

, 2021
Background: The lack of validated and responsive outcome measures in the management of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) significantly limits assessment of disease progression and treatment response over time.Aim: To understand how FFA extent and ...
Asfour, L., Bryden, A., Champagne, C., Chiang, Y. Z., Cummins, D. M., Fairhurst, D., Farrant, P., Harries, M., Heal, C., Holmes, S., Joliffe, V., Jones, J., Kaur, M. R., Marshall, C., Meah, N., Messenger, A., Mowbray, M., Takwale, A., Tziotzios, C., Wade, M., Wong, S., Zaheri, S.   +21 more
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Quality of life in patients with scarring and non‐scarring alopecia: An exploratory cross‐sectional study

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and Objectives Hair loss disorders impact quality of life (QoL) far beyond cosmetic issues, with previous studies showing mild to moderate impairment. This study aimed to assess QoL impairment in hair loss patients, comparing scarring and non‐scarring alopecia, and to analyze possibly related influencing factors.
Agathe Franz, Andria Constantinou, Gabriela Engelhardt, Rashmi Singh, Doris Wilborn, Kathrin Hillmann, Sein Schmidt, Ulrike Blume‐Peytavi   +7 more
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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: An Observational Single-Center Study of 306 Cases [PDF]

, 2023
Background: Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a scarring alopecia that predominantly affects postmenopausal women; (2) Methods: A retrospective, observational, single-center study was conducted in the Hospital General Universitario in Ciudad Real ...
Carmona Rodríguez, Marcos, Carriel Araya, Víctor, Ruiz Villaverde, Ricardo   +2 more
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Lichen planopilaris and psoriasis

Dermatology Online Journal, 2008
A 34-year-old woman presented with large, scaly patches of alopecia with a peripheral rim of violaceous, folliculocentric papules and appreciable pruritus of one-year duration. Histopathologic examination showed changes consistent with lichen planopilaris and psoriasis, which was suggested by neutrophilic spongiosis.
Lane, Tameka K, Kamino, Hideko, Walters, Ruth F, Meehan, Shane, Pomeranz, Miriam K   +4 more
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In vivo differentiation of scarring alopecia using line‐field confocal optical coherence tomography: a pilot study

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and Objectives: Diagnosing cicatricial alopecia is challenging. Even with histology, a definitive diagnosis cannot always be made. Line‐field confocal optical coherence tomography (LC‐OCT), a non‐invasive imaging method with high resolution used in vivo, has proven helpful in diagnosing scarring alopecia.
Marie‐Christine Nutz, Julia Welzel, Daniela Hartmann, Lars E. French, Maximilian Deußing, Elke C. Sattler   +5 more
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Lichen Planopilaris [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2022
Fangyi Xie, Julia S. Lehman
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Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome: Two Case Reports

Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology
Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome (GLPLS) is a rare lichen planopilaris (LPP) subtype associated with scarring alopecia. It is thought to be an immune-mediated cause of alopecia.
Smriti Piya, Mohan Bhusal, Deeptara Pathak Thapa, Joshana Shrestha   +3 more
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EFICÁCIA DA MICROINFUSÃO DE METOTREXATO EM LESÕES DO COURO DE PACIENTES COM ALOPECIA FIBROSANTE: ENSAIO CLÍNICO PROSPECTIVO CONTROLADO [PDF]

, 2022
Introdução: A alopecia frontal fibrosante (AFF) é uma cicatriz linfocítica, com queda de cabelo pela linha de implantação frontal do couro cabeludo e outras áreas do corpo.
Collaço, Luiz Martins, Fabre, Andrea Buosi, Lourenço, Cibele de Melo, Medeiros, Karina Bitencourt, Skare, Thelma Larocca, Souza, Andressa Caroline Martins de, Souza, Tatiane Elen de   +6 more
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