Frontal fibrosing alopecia: Role of dermoscopy in differential diagnosis

Case Reports in Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-45

  Rubegni, P ^a,b   Mandato, F ^a   Fimiani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Dermoscopy; Lichen planopilaris; Menopausal

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MINOXIDIL; RAMIPRIL; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FRONTAL FIBROSING ALOPECIA; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MENOPAUSE; PALLOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 77958609568     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16626567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000298283     Document Type: Article

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