Central centrifugal scarring alopecia (Q98583)
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This condition begins as a focus of cicatricial alopecia over the vertex of the scalp in black women. It then gradually spreads outwards in a centrifugal pattern but remains as a single patch. Hair follicle destruction is severe and results in extensive fibrosis, often with granulomatous inflammation around fragments of residual hair. Most patients are middle-aged black females who chemically straighten their hair. The alopecia is slowly progressive and the symmetrical forward progression follows a pattern similar to female pattern hair loss. A possible relationship to hair-straightening procedures is postulated but not conclusively proven.
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| English | Central centrifugal scarring alopecia |
This condition begins as a focus of cicatricial alopecia over the vertex of the scalp in black women. It then gradually spreads outwards in a centrifugal pattern but remains as a single patch. Hair follicle destruction is severe and results in extensive fibrosis, often with granulomatous inflammation around fragments of residual hair. Most patients are middle-aged black females who chemically straighten their hair. The alopecia is slowly progressive and the symmetrical forward progression follows a pattern similar to female pattern hair loss. A possible relationship to hair-straightening procedures is postulated but not conclusively proven. |
