Primary cicatricial alopecia

Both primary and secondary forms of cicatricial alopecia have been described. The hair follicles are the specific target of inflammation in primary cicatricial alopecias. Hair follicles are destroyed randomly with surrounding structures in secondary cicatricial alopecia. This 2-part continuing medic...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2016-12, Vol.75 (6), p.1081-1099
Main Authors: Bolduc, Chantal, MD, FRCPC, Sperling, Leonard C., MD, Shapiro, Jerry, MD, FRCPC
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alopecia
cicatricial
Dermatology
fibrosis
follicles
hair
hair loss
lymphocytes
neutrophils
permanent
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Summary:Both primary and secondary forms of cicatricial alopecia have been described. The hair follicles are the specific target of inflammation in primary cicatricial alopecias. Hair follicles are destroyed randomly with surrounding structures in secondary cicatricial alopecia. This 2-part continuing medical education article will review primary cicatricial alopecias according to the working classification suggested by the North American Hair Research Society. In this classification, the different entities are classified into 3 different groups according to their prominent inflammatory infiltrate (ie, lymphocytic, neutrophilic, and mixed). Part I discusses the following lymphocytic primary cicatricial alopecias: chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus, lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia, and Graham–Little syndrome.
ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1016/j.jaad.2014.09.058