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Pitfall scarring alopecia: Favus closely mimicking lichen planus
Author(s) -
Poppe Heiko,
KolbMäurer Annette,
Wobser Marion,
Trautmann Axel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/myc.12035
Subject(s) - dermatology , scarring alopecia , medicine , scalp , pathology , tinea capitis
Summary We describe a woman presenting primarily with slowly progressing scarring alopecia. Course, symptoms, and clinical picture were highly suggestive for lichen planus. But mycological investigations revealed that cicatricial alopecia was caused by a specific infection with Trichophyton schoenleinii running a chronic course with minimal skin inflammation.