Two Cases of Linear Alopecia on the Occipital Scalp
Annals of Dermatology
; : 159-163, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
Alopecia of a scalp shows various shapes and extents of hair loss, from a small round patch to polymorphous patches or total global alopecia. But alopecia of a linear shape is very rare. Only a few such cases have currently been reported in the medical literature. We recently had the chance to observe and treat two cases of linear alopecia that developed on the occipital scalp. The lesions themselves were like alopecia areata that shows a smooth bald area without any abnormality except the hair loss, but histopathologically, the lesions were compatible with lupus erythematosus profundus.
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Main subject:
Scalp
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Alopecia
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Alopecia Areata
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Hair
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article