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Scarring Alopecias

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This chapter addresses clinical and dermoscopic features according to the phototype (fair vs dark skin) of the following scarring alopecias: discoid lupus erythematosus, lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia, folliculitis decalvans, acne keloidalis nuchae, central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, and dissecting cellulitis of the scalp.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Adriana Rakowska

  2. Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Richard P. Usatine

  3. Valley Health, Front Royal, VA, USA

    Maria LaPlante

  4. WellMed, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Adriana Arocha

  5. HCA Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area, Corpus Christi, TX, USA

    Leah Shama & Sujitha Yadlapati

  6. Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Tiffany T. Mayo

  7. Dermatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

    Nkechi A. Enechukwu

  8. Department of Medical Area, Institute of Dermatology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    Enzo Errichetti

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Rakowska, A. et al. (2023). Scarring Alopecias. In: Errichetti, E., Usatine, R.P., Ankad, B.S., Lallas, A. (eds) Clinical and Dermoscopic Atlas of Non-Neoplastic Dermatoses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19688-1_19

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