To cite: Lacarrubba F, Micali G. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202918 DESCRIPTION A 4-year-old Caucasian girl presented with a 1-year history of asymptomatic, localised alopecia. Examination revealed a 3.5×3.0 cm area of alopecia over the right frontotemporal region of the scalp, with its apex towards the vertex (figure 1). There was no scali...

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...

BACKGROUND Trichoscopic findings of hair loss have been well described for the differential diagnosis of alopecia; however, critical findings were not thoroughly investigated or compared among all ethnic groups, including Asians. OBJECTIVE We aimed to find any characteristic trichoscopic findings in Korean alopecia patients and to verify whether those findings are closely related to previousl...