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. 2016 Jan-Mar;8(1):49-50.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.179402.

Anterolateral Leg Alopecia

Sahana M Srinivas  1 , S Sacchidanand  2 , Balaji Jagannathan  3
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Anterolateral Leg Alopecia

Sahana M Srinivas et al. Int J Trichology. 2016 Jan-Mar.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Well-defined circumscribed nonscarring alopecia on the distal lower anterolateral area of both the lower legs
Figure 2
Figure 2
Epidermis is normal. Dermis shows absent hair follicles with perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate (H and E, ×10)
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