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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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Development of frontal fibrosing alopecia with a history of alopecia areata
Jessica Lin1, Joseph Zikry1, Natasha Atanaskova-Mesinkovska2
1 School of Medicine, University of , Irvine, Irvine, California
2 Department of Dermatology, University of , Irvine, Irvine, California
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Natasha Atanaskova-Mesinkovska
Dermatology Clinical Research Center, University of California, Irvine, 843 Health Sciences Road, Hewitt Hall 1001, Irvine, CA 92697
California
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DOI: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_9_17
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Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA), a scarring type of alopecia, developed in two patients with a history of alopecia areata (AA). Both patients had biopsies to confirm this interesting series of pathology. Etiology and pathogenesis of this AA-to-FFA sequence will be discussed. |
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