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Case Number : Case 1812 - 09 May - Dr Uma Sundram Posted By: Guest

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Clinical History: 82 year old woman with hair loss.

Case Posted by Dr Uma Sundram

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vincenzo polizzi

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Alopecia isn't my strong suit. But I want be sporty and try the same: thinking of a scarring alopecia, with lichenoid lymphocytic coat and concentric lamellar perifollicular fibrosis...LPP?

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Fernando Cabo

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Scarring alopecia. Perifolicular fibrosis. Lichenoid lymphocitic infiltrate  is limited to isthmic region of follicle. I'd think lichen planopilaris. I'd like to look vertical section  to see interfollicular epitelia 

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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

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LPP or frontal fibrosing alopecia depending on the clinical details of the type of hair loss

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Robledo F. Rocha

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Lymphocytic scarring alopecia with vacuolar interface change at the level of the isthmus (infundibulum, not shown, is also likely to be affected) in some follicles and concentric lamellar perifollicular fibroplasia that backs away the lichenoid infiltrate from other follicles. Interfollicular dermal mucin is absent. Lichen planopilaris is my opinion, but appreciating the clinical history of a postmenopausal women, the variant frontal fibrosing alopecia is favored.

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Uma Sundram

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We don't get to see a lot of alopecia in practice (unless you're Dr Stefanato!) so I thought i would include a relatively straightforward example of LPP/FFA. DDX is lupus which was excluded based on lack of deep periadnexal infiltrate. CCSA is also a reasonable thing to think of but no premature desquamation is seen. There are a lot of fibrous stele in this case and noticeable number of telogen phase follicles.

 

See you in London at the London Dermatopathology Symposium!! It is going to be a great course with lots of wonderful speakers.

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