JAMA Dermatology · 2020 · 30 citations · 3 references
MedicineDermatologyPathologyDermatopathologyInflammationWomen's HealthHair DisordersHair Follicle DisordersInflammatory DermatosesInflammatory LesionsInflammatory Skin DiseasesInflammatory Skin DisordersFollicular DestructionFollicular InflammationHair Loss PathogenesisInflammatory AlopeciaPerifollicular Fibrosis
Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a cicatricial alopecia that results in hair follicle destruction on the frontotemporal hairline. To our knowledge, the association of inflammation with progression of the disease has not been studied prospectively.
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