Abstract
Cicatricial alopecias (scarring alopecias) encompass a diverse group of inflammatory disorders that cause permanent destruction of the pilosebaceous unit and irreversible hair loss. They may be primary or secondary. In the primary group, the hair follicle is the target of a folliculocentric inflammatory attack that results in replacement of the follicle with fibrous tissue. The secondary scarring alopecias are the result of a non-folliculocentric process or external injury; follicular destruction is secondary and incidental, as in severe infections (kerion), infiltrations (tumors, metastatic cancer, sarcoid), physical injuries (thermal burns, radiation, traction). In this monograph, the focus is on the primary scarring alopecias.
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Price, V., Mirmirani, P. (2011). Introduction. In: Price, V., Mirmirani, P. (eds) Cicatricial Alopecia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8399-2_1
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