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A clinical and histopathological study of cicatricial alopecia
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نویسنده
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Puri Neerja
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منبع
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journal of pakistan association of dermatologists - 2013 - دوره : 23 - شماره : 3 - صفحه:272 -276
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چکیده
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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.
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کلیدواژه
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Cicatricial alopecia ,histopathological ,lichen planopilaris ,folliculitis ,lupus erythematosus.
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آدرس
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Punjab Health Systems Corporation, India
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پست الکترونیکی
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neerjaashu@rediffmail.com
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