RT Journal Article
T1 Perifollicular erythema as a trichoscopy sign of progression in frontal fibrosing alopecia.
A1 Toledo-Pastrana, Tomás
A1 García Hernández, María Jasé
A1 Camacho Martínez, Francisco M
K1 Dermoscopy
K1 diagnosis
K1 frontal fibrosing alopecia
K1 pattern
K1 Exanthema
K1 Female
K1 Alopecia
K1 Dermoscopía
K1 Eritema
K1 Enfermedades del Cabello
AB INTRODUCTIONFrontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) in an entity characterized by the recession of the frontotemporal hairline (FTHL) with alopecic scarring change. In recent years there are numerous articles discussing the usefulness of dermoscopy for the clinical diagnosis of different types of scarring alopecia.MATERIALS AND METHODSWe value 79 patients diagnosed with FFA, evaluating some trichoscopical findings described as typical for FFA: Absence of follicular opening, follicular hyperkeratosis, follicular plugs and erythema.RESULTSIn a population of 79 women, 100% showed no follicular opening, 72.1% follicular hyperkeratosis, 66.3% perifollicular erythema and 44.8% follicular plugs. Thus, 100% of patients had at least one of the dermoscopic elements described as suggestive of FFA, 53% two of them, 45% three and 27%, all those elements. Perifollicular erythema was present in 95% of cases in which the disease was active.CONCLUSIONSWe consider that the presence of perifollicular erythema will be a direct marker of FFA activity.
PB Medknow Publications
SN 0974-7753
YR 2013
FD 2013-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1970
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1970
LA en
NO Toledo-Pastrana T, García Hernández MJ, Camacho Martínez FM. Perifollicular erythema as a trichoscopy sign of progression in frontal fibrosing alopecia. Int J Trichology. 2013 ; 5(3):151-3
NO Journal Article;
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025