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Male frontal fibrosing alopecia with generalised hair loss
Author(s) -
Chen WenChieh,
Kigitsidou Evanthia,
Prucha Hanna,
Ring Johannes,
Andres Christian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.12005
Subject(s) - medicine , scarring alopecia , hair loss , dermatology , hair disease , vellus hair , scalp
Frontal fibrosing alopecia predominantly affects postmenopausal women and is regarded as a variant of lichen planopilaris. Male cases have rarely been reported. Here we describe a 66‐year‐old man with a typical receding fronto‐temporal hair line in a form of scarring alopecia, which shows features of lichen planopilaris in histology. An extensive loss of body hair involving bilateral axillae, limbs and pubic area was also observed.