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Case Reports
. 2017 Nov-Dec;92(6):892-894.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176593.

Pseudo "fringe sign" in frontal fibrosing alopecia

Leticia Arsie Contin  1 , Vanessa Barreto Rocha  1
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Case Reports

Pseudo "fringe sign" in frontal fibrosing alopecia

Leticia Arsie Contin et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2017 Nov-Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest: None.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical case 1 -Plaques with alopecia in the frontal region sparing the implantation hairline. Dermoscopy of the hairline evidencing the presence of vellus hair in the anterior region, absence of hairs with central erythema and posterior terminal hairline with discrete follicular hyperkeratosis
Figure 2
Figure 2
Vertical cut revealing lymphomononuclear and perifollicular inflammatory cell infiltration at the protuberance and infundibulum levels (Hematoxylin & eosin, X10). Horizontal cut showing lichenoid and lymphomononuclear inflammatory cell infiltration attacking the hair follicle (Hematoxylin & eosin, X100)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Clinical case 2 -Plaques with alopecia in the frontal region sparing the implantation hairline (A, arrow) and rarefaction of the eyebrows (B). Evolution of this case with increased alopecia areas two years later, already affecting the implantation line (C)
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