Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia amalgamated with alopecia areata: immunologic findings
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Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: challenges and solutions
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is the most common scarring alopecia among African American women. Data about epidemiology, etiology, genetic inheritance, and management are scarce and come from individual reports or small series. CCCA has been associated with hot combing and traumatic hair styling for years; however, studies fail to confirm it as the sole etiologic factor. It h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Our Dermatology Online
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2081-9390
DOI: 10.7241/ourd.20143.72