Open AccessClinical, trichoscopic, and histopathological features of primary cicatricial alopecias: A retrospective observational study at a tertiary care centre of North East India
Author(s) -
Basant Kumar Thakur,
Shikha Verma,
Vandana Raphael
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7753.167459
Subject(s) - histopathology , medicine , infundibulum , dermatology , pathology , scalp , scarring alopecia , discoid lupus erythematosus , folliculitis , lupus erythematosus , anatomy , antibody , immunology
The primary cicatricial alopecias (PCAs) are a rare group of diseases where hair follicle is the primary target of destruction. There are a few studies on histopathological and trichoscopic features of PCA.