Case review from 2006-2012 We reviewed single-centre case notes and clinical pictures of patients presenting with a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of FFA from 2006 to 2012 inclusive. A total of 44 patients were seen:20 had FFA only, and 24 had associated lichen planus pigmentosus5. This study will focus on the 20 patients with FFA only, […]
Case report A 35-year-old African man developed an asymptomaticprogressive recession of the frontal hairline over 1 year. Clinical examination revealed frontotemporal recession with loss of follicular orifices and partial loss of both eyebrows (Fig. 1a,b). Routine examination of the remaining scalp was normal. Further close inspection of the hair margin with a dermatoscope showed perifollicular […]
MADAM, Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a primary lymphocytic cicatricial alopecia with a distinctive pattern involving the hairline, eyebrows and other hair-bearing areas, first described by Kossard as a progressive recession of the frontal hairline in postmenopausal white women. Miteva et al. have reported for the first time the occurrence of FFA in African Americans. […]
MADAM, Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a cicatricial alopecia that was first described by Kossard in 1994.1 It primarily affects caucasian postmenopausal women with progressive recession of the frontotemporal hairline. In recent years the disease has been increasingly reported in Europe,2–4 the U.S.A.5 and Japan.6 Most authors consider FFA a variant of lichen planopilaris because […]
Abstract Background: Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is the commonest type of primary scarring alopecia in women of African descent. Little is currently known about the disease genetics. Objective: We sought to investigate patterns of inheritance in CCCA and ascertain the contribution of nongenetic factors such as hair-grooming habits to the pathogenesis of the disease. […]
Background Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is the most common type of primary scarring alopecia in African American women.1 Cicatricial alopecia is characterised by both the destruction and replacement of the hair follicle by fibrous tissue However CCCA is a distinct form of scarring alopecia characterised by hair loss which starts at the vertex and […]
Abstract Background/Objectives: Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is a form of scarring hair loss most commonly seen in middle-aged African and African American women. It is rarely reported in children. The objective of the current study was to document the presence of CCCA in children and to encourage physicians to recognize early signs of CCCA […]