Open AccessClinical and Histopathological Findings of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia-Associated Lichen Planus Pigmentosus
Author(s) -
Ricardo Romiti,
Camila Fátima Biancardi Gavioli,
Alessandra Anzai,
Andréia Munck,
Carolina Oliveira Costa Fechine,
Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
skin appendage disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2296-9195
pISSN - 2296-9160
DOI - 10.1159/000456038
Subject(s) - dermatology , medicine , hyperpigmentation , pathology , erythema , biopsy , histology , sweat , skin biopsy , dermis
Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a primary lymphocytic scarring alopecia occurring mainly in postmenopausal women. A range of facial lesions have been described in FFA, such as lichen planus (LP) pigmentosus, red dots, facial papules, and perifollicular and diffuse erythema. These lesions can be the first sign of FFA. LP pigmentosus is a rare variant of LP. The first description of LP pigmentosus associated with FFA (in 2012) reported 22 cases of LP pigmentosus among 44 cases of FFA affecting South African patients.