Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing non-scarring hair loss due to immune system attacks on hair follicles. Breakdown of immune privilege in hair follicles leads to ...

Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing non-scarring hair loss due to immune system attacks on hair follicles. Breakdown of immune privilege in hair follicles leads to ...

Another significant area of research has been the use of dermoscopy in diagnosing discoid lupus erythematosus, a condition that can also lead to cicatricial alopecia. Dermoscopy allows for a non ...

central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, discoid lupus erythematosus, folliculitis decalvans, and acne keloidalis. These diseases can usually be distinguished clinically, and all have in common ...

Treatment of discoid lupus must be energetic and started quickly because the hair loss is potentially reversible (unlike hair loss in most other types of primary cicatricial alopecias).