Open AccessDevelopment of frontal fibrosing alopecia with a history of alopecia areata
Author(s) -
Natasha Atanaskova-Mesinkovska,
Jessica Lin,
Joseph Zikry
Publication year - 2018
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/ijt.ijt_9_17
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , etiology , dermatology , medicine , scarring alopecia , pathogenesis , pathology , scalp
Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA), a scarring type of alopecia, developed in two patients with a history of alopecia areata (AA). Both patients had biopsies to confirm this interesting series of pathology. Etiology and pathogenesis of this AA-to-FFA sequence will be discussed.
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