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   A clinical and histopathological study of cicatricial alopecia  
   
نویسنده Puri Neerja
منبع journal of pakistan association of dermatologists - 2013 - دوره : 23 - شماره : 3 - صفحه:272 -276
چکیده    Objective: to document the causes and clinical and histopathological features of cicatricial alopecia. patients and methods: a study of 40 patients was conducted to study the clinical variants and histopathology of cicatricial alopecia. results: in our study, major causes of cicatricial alopecia were lichen planopilaris (27.5%), discoid lupus erythematosus (25%), pseudopelade of brocq (20%), systemic lupus erythematosus (5%) followed by scleroderma, dermatomyositis, keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans, aplasia cutis, kerion, follicular mucinosis, pemphigus, dissecting cellulitis of scalp/ pyogenic folliculitis and acne keloidalis nuchae in 2.5% cases each. morphological features included epidermal atrophy in 90%, erythema in 55%, follicular plugging in 40%, telangiectasia in 27.5%, diffuse scaling in 25% and mottled hyperpigmentation in 20% patients. the commonest histopathological features were perifollicular fibrosis in 65%, basal cell vacuolization in 52.5%, perifollicular lymphocytic infiltrate in 50%, epidermal atrophy in 35% and hyperkeratosis in 20% patients. conclusion: lichen planopilaris, discoid lupus erythematosus, pseudopelade of brock were the common causes of cicatricial alopecia in the studied population.
کلیدواژه Cicatricial alopecia ,histopathological ,lichen planopilaris ,folliculitis ,lupus erythematosus.
آدرس Punjab Health Systems Corporation, India
پست الکترونیکی neerjaashu@rediffmail.com
 
     
   
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