학술논문
Invisible Lichen Planopilaris Unmasked by Dermatoscopy.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*BALDNESS
*BALDNESS treatment
*DISEASES
*SCALP
*LICHENS
*BIOPSY
*DISEASE progression
*DIAGNOSIS
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Language
ISSN
0974-7753
Abstract
Lichen planopilaris is a form of lymphocyte-mediated primary cicatricial alopecia characterized by perifollicular scaling progressing to patches of alopecia depending on the clinical variant. The course is relentlessly progressive and chronic. Hence, early diagnosis and institution of therapy are imperative to halt the disease progress. Although definitive diagnosis is made by scalp biopsy, the detection is usually delayed. Dermatoscopy helps in early recognition of this condition which at that stage is clinically invisible. We report a 23-year-old female who presented with hair loss and scalp scaling without clinically obvious patches of alopecia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]