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- Title
Lichen planopilaris treated with a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonist.
- Authors
Mirmirani, Paradi; Karnik, Pratima
- Abstract
Primary cicatricial alopecias (PCAs), rare disorders that lead to permanent hair loss, have been poorly understood and are difficult to treat. Lichen planopilaris (LPP)is a prototypical PCA; patients often present with sudden onset of hair loss and clinically significant symptoms of itching, burning, and pain of the scalp. Examination reveals patchy alopecia or a more diffuse thinning of the scalp with characteristic perifollicular erythema and perifollicular scale at the margins of the areas of alopecia.Treatment typically includes use of antiinflammatory medications; although symptoms may improve,hair loss is often progressive.
- Publication
Archives of dermatology, 2009, Vol 145, Issue 12, p1363
- ISSN
1538-3652
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archdermatol.2009.283