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Central scalp alopecia photographic scale in African American women
Author(s) -
Olsen E. A.,
Callender V.,
Sperling L.,
McMichael A.,
Anstrom K. J.,
Bergfeld W.,
Durden F.,
Roberts J.,
Shapiro J.,
Whiting D. A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00208.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hair loss , scalp , dermatology , scarring alopecia , hair care , chemistry , polymer science
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is a common but poorly understood cause of hair loss in African American women. A photographic scale was developed that captures the pattern and severity of the central hair loss seen with CCCA in order to help identify this problem in the general community and to potentially correlate clinical data with hair loss. The utility and reproducibility of this photographic scale was determined in a group of 150 African American women gathered for a health and beauty day who were evaluated by both four investigators experienced in the diagnosis of hair disorders and by the subjects themselves.