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Post-Menopausal Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

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Post-menopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia is a distinctive form of alopecia associated with progressive hairline recession that is permanent and seen particularly in elderly women. Skin biopsies of the receding hairline reveal a lymphocyte-mediated follicular destruction identical to that seen with lichen planopilaris. This unusual alopecia may hold the key to understanding the complex relationship of pattern alopecia, sex-related differences in pattern alopecia and the triggers for autoimmune follicular destruction that may be unveiled with senescence.

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  1. Skin and Cancer Foundation Australia, 277 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia

    Steven Kossard

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  1. Dermatologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich, Gloriastr. 31, Zürich, 8091, Switzerland

    Ralph M. Trüeb

  2. Centre for Skin Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, W. Yorks., BD7 1DP, United Kingdom

    Desmond J. Tobin

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Kossard, S. (2010). Post-Menopausal Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia. In: Trüeb, R., Tobin, D. (eds) Aging Hair. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02636-2_4

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