Primary cicatricial alopecias: a review of histopathologic findings in 38 patients from a clinical University Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Primary cicatricial alopecias: a review of histopathologic findings in 38 patients from a clinical University Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil

BACKGROUND: Scarring alopecias are classified into primary and secondary types according to the initial site of inflammation. In primary scarring alopecias, the hair follicle is the main target of destruction; the term secondary cicatricial alopecia implies that follicular destruction is not the pri...

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Main Authors: Emanuella Rosyane Duarte Moure, Ricardo Romiti, Maria Cecília da Matta Rivitti Machado, Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2008-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Lichen planus pilaris
Pseudopelade of Brocq
Folliculitis decalvans
Dissecting folliculitis
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