Lichen planopilaris epidemiology: a retrospective study of 80 cases

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Vanessa Cristina Soares¹  Fabiane Mulinari-brenner¹  Tatiane Elen De Souza¹ 

关键词: Alopecia;    Cicatrix;    Hair;    Lichen planus;    Postmenopause;    Scalp;    Scalp dermatoses;    Women;   

DOI  :  10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153923

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

AbstractBACKGROUND:Lichen planopilaris is a frequent presentation of primary cicatricial alopecia. Scalp distribution characterizes the main clinical presentations: classic lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia and Graham-Little Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome (GLPLS).OBJECTIVE:Description of the clinical, dermoscopic and histopathological findings of Lichen planopilaris in public and private practices.METHOD:A retrospective observational study was performed by reviewing medical records of patients with lichen planopilaris.RESULTS:Eighty patients were included, 73 (91,25%) were female. Prototype II was seen in 53 (66,25%) patients. Classic lichen planopilaris was seen in 62,5% of the cases. Frontal fibrosing alopecia was seen in 31% of the patients and only one patient presented Graham-Little Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome (GLPLS). Scalp lesions were scattered throughout the scalp in 47 (58,75%) of the patients, while 24 (30%) presented mainly central scalp lesions, 29 (36,25%) presented marginal lesions and only 4 (5%) patents had vertex lesions.CONCLUSIONS:Clinical presentation of Lichen planopilaris varies. To recognize the heterogeneity of the clinical appearance in lichen planopilaris is important for differential diagnosis.

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