A case of postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia.
- Author:
Hyun Jeong LEE
1
;
Seog Jun HA
;
Bo Kyung KOH
;
Hyung Ok KIM
;
Jin Wou KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. hjlee@sph.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia;
Scarring alopecia
- MeSH:
Alopecia*;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Cicatrix;
Female;
Humans;
Lichens
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2001;39(7):821-823
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia is a recently described, rare scarring alopecia. The disease is characterized by progressive frontal recession in postmenopausal women with clinical features of a fibrosing alpecia. The histologic findings are indistinguishable from those seen in lichen planopilaris. Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia is especially rare in Asian women. We describe a typical case of postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alpecia in a Korean woman with clinical and histologic features.
