Dermatoscopic Evaluation of Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia Beyond the Vertex Scalp

JAMA Dermatol. 2020 Aug 1;156(8):916-918. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.1287.

Authors

Kayla Felix¹, Brianna De Souza¹, Nataly Portilla², Latrice Hogue³, Christine S Ahn¹, Omar Sangueza¹, Amy J McMichael¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina.
² Department of Dermatology, Clinica Erasmo, Cesar, Colombia.
³ Department of Dermatology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses the dermatoscopic findings of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia beyond the vertex scalp.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Alopecia / diagnostic imaging*
Alopecia / pathology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dermoscopy*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Scalp / diagnostic imaging*
Scalp / pathology*
Scalp Dermatoses / diagnostic imaging*
Scalp Dermatoses / pathology