Catalog

Frontal fibrosing alopecia

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Link to WHO Definition

Frontal fibrosing alopecia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1257078333

Frontal fibrosing alopecia is an uncommon condition characterised by progressive frontotemporal recession due to inflammatory destruction of hair follicles. Frontal fibrosing alopecia is more common in postmenopausal women, but it can occur in younger women. It may be associated with mucocutaneous lichen planus. Recession of the hair line may progress inexorably over many years but this is not inevitable.