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central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia

Etiology: - idiopathic - likely multifactorial - styling practices may play a role Epidemiology: - male to female ratio ~ 1:3 Pathology: - scarring alopecia Clinical manifestations: - begins on the crown of the scalp & exands outwardly * images [2] Management: - behavior modification - often difficult & not curative

General

scarring alopecia; cicatricial alopecia

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015
  2. DermNet NZ. (images) Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia http://www.dermnetnz.org/hair-nails-sweat/ccca.html