Open AccessLipedematous scalp and alopecia: Report of two cases with a brief review of literature
Author(s) -
Efsun Kılınç,
Sibel Doğan,
Hande Akıncı,
Ayşen Karaduman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_2_17
Subject(s) - medicine , scalp , dermatology , alopecia areata , etiology , hair loss , cutaneous lupus erythematosus , pathology , lupus erythematosus , immunology , antibody
Lipedematous scalp (LS) and lipedematous alopecia (LA) are both rare conditions with an unknown etiology. LS is characterized by boggy swelling under the skin as a result of hyperplasia of subcutaneous layer. LA is basically LS associated with hair growth abnormalities such as alopecia and short broken hair. Herein, we present two patients who were diagnosed with LS and LA where case with LA had a new diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus.