Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Role of Dermoscopy in Differential Diagnosis
Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is more common in postmenopausal women, but it can occur in younger women. Some authors consider FFA to be a distinct frontal variant of lichen planopilaris. From a clinical point of view, this relatively uncommon condition is characterized by progressive frontotempo...
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| description | Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is more common in postmenopausal women, but it can occur in younger women. Some authors consider FFA to be a distinct frontal variant of lichen planopilaris. From a clinical point of view, this relatively uncommon condition is characterized by progressive frontotemporal recession due to inflammatory destruction of hair follicles. Dermoscopy can be very useful, as the differential diagnosis between traction alopecia, alopecia areata, FFA and cicatricial marginal alopecia may be difficult. It is not clear whether or not treatment alters the natural history of the disease – the disease stabilized with time in most of the patients with or without continuing treatment. Here we report a case of a 50-year-old woman with FFA and discuss the relevance of dermoscopy in the differential diagnosis of this disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60827f9e734d406faaf44004257ce8f52022-12-21T23:57:08ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672010-04-0121404510.1159/000298283298283Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Role of Dermoscopy in Differential DiagnosisP. RubegniF. MandatoM. FimianiFrontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is more common in postmenopausal women, but it can occur in younger women. Some authors consider FFA to be a distinct frontal variant of lichen planopilaris. From a clinical point of view, this relatively uncommon condition is characterized by progressive frontotemporal recession due to inflammatory destruction of hair follicles. Dermoscopy can be very useful, as the differential diagnosis between traction alopecia, alopecia areata, FFA and cicatricial marginal alopecia may be difficult. It is not clear whether or not treatment alters the natural history of the disease – the disease stabilized with time in most of the patients with or without continuing treatment. Here we report a case of a 50-year-old woman with FFA and discuss the relevance of dermoscopy in the differential diagnosis of this disease.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/298283AlopeciaDermoscopyMenopausalLichen planopilaris |
| spellingShingle | P. Rubegni F. Mandato M. Fimiani Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Role of Dermoscopy in Differential Diagnosis Case Reports in Dermatology Alopecia Dermoscopy Menopausal Lichen planopilaris |
| title | Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Role of Dermoscopy in Differential Diagnosis |
| title_full | Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Role of Dermoscopy in Differential Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Role of Dermoscopy in Differential Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Role of Dermoscopy in Differential Diagnosis |
| title_short | Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Role of Dermoscopy in Differential Diagnosis |
| title_sort | frontal fibrosing alopecia role of dermoscopy in differential diagnosis |
| topic | Alopecia Dermoscopy Menopausal Lichen planopilaris |
| url | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/298283 |
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