Open AccessCentral centrifugal scarring alopecia as a rare form of scarring alopecia
Author(s) -
А. Н. Мареева,
О Р Катунина,
Yu Yu Egorova,
A N Mareyeva,
О Р Катунина,
YU YU YEGOROVA
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
vestnik dermatologii i venerologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-6294
pISSN - 0042-4609
DOI - 10.25208/vdv1048
Subject(s) - medicine , scarring alopecia , dermatology , pathology , scalp
The authors describe a rare form of scarring alopecia - central centrifugal scarring alopecia (synonym: folliculardegeneration syndrome). A particular feature of this disorder is a combination of scarring alopecia with pathology of thethyroid gland. The authors also provide a classification of primary scarring alopecias.