“Prevention and early diagnosis, therefore, are paramount to avoid ongoing end-stage scarring alopecia.” Pauci-follicular unit counts in alopecia biopsies can help to recognize and diagnose ...

Scarring usually is a time-consuming process and represents the end stage of a disease. ... Diseases & Conditions Scarring Alopecia; 2002 1071957-overview ...

The diagnosis and treatment of scarring alopecia, specifically among adolescent patients, was the focus of a session at the Society for Pediatric Dermatology Annual Meeting held in Toronto ...

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia is a type of hair loss that primarily impacts Black women and may run in families. CCCA typically causes hair breakage, itching, and scaling of the scalp.

Researchers conducted a retrospective review of 241 patients (82.6% women; mean age, 58.4 years; 49.8% White; 14.1% Black) diagnosed with lymphocytic scarring alopecia between 2009 and 2023 to ...

Autologous fat grafting is a potentially effective modality for treating alopecia, especially for primary and secondary cicatricial alopecia (CCCA).This treatment can control inflammatory ...

Cicatricial Alopecia: A group of inflammatory conditions that cause permanent hair loss by destroying hair follicles and replacing them with fibrotic tissue. Trichoscopy: ...

Lower doses of a common antibiotic can curb hair loss caused by a rare skin condition, a new study says.. The antibiotic doxycycline is commonly used to treat lymphocytic scarring alopecia, a ...