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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

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Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a form of cicatricial hair loss characterized by progressive recession of the frontotemporal hairline and affects mainly postmenopausal women. It is a clinically distinctive condition characterized by perifollicular erythema, follicular hyperkeratosis, and scarring. Eyebrow loss is frequently recorded; eyelashes and other body sites may also be involved. The etiology is still unknown, and it seems that there is no effective treatment proven with an appropriate level of evidence in the management of FFA.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University Clinic, “A.Syggros” Hospital, National Kapodistian University of Athens, 5, I. Dragoumi Street, Athens, 16121, Greece

    Alexandra Katsarou-Katsari MD, PhD

  2. Dermatology Department, Sismanoglio General Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Konstantina M. Papagiannaki MD

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  1. Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Miranda A. Farage

  2. Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Kenneth W. Miller

  3. School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Nancy Fugate Woods

  4. Department of Dermatology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Katsarou-Katsari, A., Papagiannaki, K.M. (2015). Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia. In: Farage, M., Miller, K., Fugate Woods, N., Maibach, H. (eds) Skin, Mucosa and Menopause. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44080-3_9

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