Five Fold increased Risk of Fibroids in Women with CCCA  A new study, published in JAMA Dermatology, has given evidence that women with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) are at increased risk of developing benign [...]

Pseudopelade of Brocq (PPB) is a scarring alopecia that affects both women and men. The central scalp is often affected first. This condition causes permanent hair loss - hair does not regrow. The goal of [...]

Dissecting Cellulitis (DSC) is an uncommon scarring alopecia. It most commonly affects men 20-40. Several disease associations have been reported including hidradenitiis suppurative, acne conglobata, pilonidal cysts, and arthritis. Other associations have been reported but [...]

Discoid lupus (DLE) of the scalp is one of the scarring alopecias. It’s important to recognize early because regrowth can sometimes occur with aggressive treatment. DLE can sometimes mimic another scarring alopecia known as lichen [...]

Several studies to date have suggested an association between the frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) and the common dermatologic condition known as acne rosacea (or simply “rosacea”). How exactly the two are linked is not entirely [...]

Losing Hair on Plaquenil: The 5 Possibilities Hydroxychloroquine (also known by its popular brand name Plaquenil) is an oral medication that is commonly used to treat a variety of autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus, dermatomyositis, [...]

A Closer Look at the Typical Course of Treating Lichen Planopilaris Lichen planopilaris is a scarring alopecia. Treatments are largely focused on reducing inflammation in hopes that by doing so the disease can be stopped. [...]

Alopecia is a common disorder in India. The causes of alopecia are diverse, and a specific diagnosis is made by a concert of detailed clinical history, accurate description of lesions, histopathologic evaluation of scalp biopsies [...]

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is the term adopted by the North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS) to encompass the previous terms of "hot comb alopecia," "follicular degeneration syndrome," "pseudopelade" in African Americans and "central [...]