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Trichoscopic Findings of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) is a type of scarring alopecia known as a clinical variant of lichen planopilaris (LPP). It is characterized by slowly progressive scarring alopecia on the hairline and affects explicitly postmenopausal women. The point of the current examination was to survey trichoscopic discoveries in instances of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia. The examination was led on 50 female patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia who were selected from Dermatology outpatient center of Benha University clinic in the period from January 2019 to January 2020. A composed educated assent was acquired from all members. The examination was endorsed by the nearby morals board on look into including human subjects of Benha Faculty of Medicine. All patients were exposed to Dermatological assessment for clinical appraisal and trichoscopic assessment of frontal fibrosing alopecia. Trichoscopy featured a checked decrease in the quantity of follicular ostia, perifollicular desquamation, perifollicular blue-dim spots Follicular hyperkeratosis, Perifollicular erythema, Lonely hair , unexpected interference of the hairline, with the nonattendance of the vellus hairs that are regularly seen in typical scalp. Trichoscopy is a useful apparatus in the conclusion of frontal fibrosing alopecia.

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10.21608/bjas.2020.136217

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A.M.

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Farag

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Dermatology & Andrology. Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Benha Univ., Benha, Egypt

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R.M.

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Salem

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Dermatology & Andrology. Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Benha Univ., Benha, Egypt

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A.M.

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Abdelrahman

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Dermatology & Andrology. Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Benha Univ., Benha, Egypt

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D.M.

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EL-Adawy

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Dermatology & Andrology. Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Benha Univ., Benha, Egypt

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5

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Issue 4 part (1)

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20273

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2020-07-01

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2020-01-06

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2020-07-01

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71

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74

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2356-9751

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2356-976X

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Benha Journal of Applied Sciences

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Trichoscopic Findings of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

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23 Jan 2023