Clinical and Dermoscopic Approaches to Diagnosis of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Results From a Multicenter Study of the International Dermoscopy Society

• Main Authors: Michela Starace (Author), Gloria Orlando (Author), Matilde Iorizzo (Author), Aurora Alessandrini (Author), Francesca Bruni (Author), Victor Desmond Mandel (Author), Kelati Awatef (Author), Horacio Cabo (Author), Gabriella Fabbrocini (Author), Baybay Hanane (Author), Sven Lanssens (Author), Alejandro Lobato-Berezo (Author), Fatima Zahra Mernissi (Author), John Paoli (Author), Angela Patrí (Author), Emilia Noemi Cohen Sabban (Author), Martyna Sławińska (Author), Michał Sobjanek (Author), Oscar Zaar (Author), Giovanni Pellacani (Author), Bianca Maria Piraccini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mattioli1885, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a form of primary lymphocytic scarring alopecia characterized by a progressive recession of the fronto-temporal hairline. Although the clinical presentation of FFA is very typical, biopsy for histopathological examina­tion is still recommended to con...