Hair regrowth in 2 patients with recalcitrant central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia after use of topical metformin
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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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Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) occurs primarily in African-American women and is the most common cause of scarring hair loss in this population. Since the mid 20th century, hair care practices of African-American women have been associated with CCCA, although there is developing evidence that the etiology of CCCA may be multifactorial. Clinically diagnosing CCCA may be challeng...
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BACKGROUND Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia is the most common form of cicatricial alopecia in African American women. Treatment options are limited and mostly aimed at halting further hair loss but rarely result in hair regrowth. Therefore, it is important to recognize early clinical signs, perform a confirmatory biopsy, and begin treatment promptly. We have observed that hair breakage...
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Background and Aim: Cicatricial alopecia refers to lesions that result in permanent and irreversible hair loss and are associated with destruction of hair follicles. In this alopecias the hair follicle is replaced with connective tissue. After remission of initial infection or inflammation, hair regrowth is unlikely. Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 222 patients with cic...
متن کاملCentral Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia Presenting with Irregular Patchy Alopecia on the Lateral and Posterior Scalp.
BACKGROUND Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is the most common cause of scarring alopecia among women of African descent which affects the central scalp and spreads centrifugally but spares the lateral and posterior scalp. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to report on a new clinical variety of CCCA presenting with patchy alopecia involving the lateral and posterior sca...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JAAD Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2352-5126
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.12.008