Alopecia Areata Mimicking Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune nonscarring alopecia that has variable clinical patterns, most commonly patchy disease. We report a case of AA with unusual involvement of the frontal hairline, mimicking frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA), a form of scarring alopecia. Dermoscopic findings and res...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Trindade de Carvalho, Lara, Izhakoff, Nicole, Meah, Nekma, Sinclair, Rodney
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7971700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33754093
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13361
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Sumario:Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune nonscarring alopecia that has variable clinical patterns, most commonly patchy disease. We report a case of AA with unusual involvement of the frontal hairline, mimicking frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA), a form of scarring alopecia. Dermoscopic findings and response to treatment favored a diagnosis of AA. These findings highlight the major role of trichoscopy as well as the importance of including AA in the differential diagnosis for FFA.

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