Psoriatic scarring alopecia / Alopecia cicatricial psoriasica
An. bras. dermatol
;
88(6,supl.1): 29-31, Nov-Dec/2013. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Psoriasis is a relatively frequent inflammatory dermatosis. Scarring alopecia due to scalp psoriasis was first reported in 1972, but few reports have been written since then, showing that this is a very rare complication of a common disorder. We report a young Brazilian woman with longstanding scalp psoriasis, which progressed to scaring alopecia.
RESUMO
A psoríase é uma dermatose inflamatória que atinge com relativa frequência o couro cabeludo. Alopecia cicatricial devido à psoríase do couro cabeludo foi publicada pela primeira vez em 1972, mas poucos relatos foram escritos desde então. Aqui nós relatamos uma jovem brasileira com psoríase do couro cabeludo de longa data, que evoluiu para alopecia cicatricial.
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Main subject:
Psoriasis
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Scalp Dermatoses
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Alopecia
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Sao Paulo/BR
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