Scarring alopecia (cicatricial alopecia) affects 7% of patients at hair loss specialty clinics.
Clinical findings can be subtle and easily overlooked without a thorough physical …

Background: Classic lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a patchy form of primary lymphocytic
cicatricial alopecia localized on the vertex of the scalp. It is important, however, to be aware …

Lichen Planopilaris After Hair Transplantation: Report of 17... : Dermatologic Surgery Lichen
Planopilaris After Hair Transplantation: Report of 17 Cases : Dermatologic Surgery Log in or …

Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is the most common cause of cicatricial alopecia. e disease most
frequently affects middle-aged females. Scalp itching is usually severe and correlated with …

In the journal article by Drs. Abbasi and colleagues, 1 they present data on a cross-sectional
study of men and women who were undergoing hair transplantation. The sampling of …

Introduction: Insufficient hair growth after hair transplant, as well as erythema and
perifollicular scaling, may be diagnosed as lichen planopilaris and treated as such based on …

Lichen planopilaris is a chronic scarring alopecia characterized by follicular hyperkeratosis,
perifollicular erythema, and loss of follicular orifices. The scalp lesions may be single or …

BACKGROUND Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a follicular variant of lichen planus. A new
subtype of LPP mimicking androgenetic alopecia (AGA) may be misdiagnosed …

Lichen Planopilaris acuminate lesions are the most consistent clinical features of lichen
planopilaris and represent dilated hair follicles filled with keratin plugs (Figure 1). The …

Lichen planopilaris, a follicular variant of lichen planus, is the most common cause of
primary cicatricial alopecia. Recently, a new variant of the disease was described and …