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Maria Fernanda Reis Gavazzoni Dias1, Amanda Lofeu Cury1, Enoi Aparecida Guedes Vilar2
1Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Niterói, Brazil.
Introduction:
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) and Fibrosing Alopecia in a Pattern Distribution (FAPD) are two distinct entities of cicatricial pattern hair loss that share histological features of perifollicular lichenoid inflammation associated with concentric fibrosis. Although the pathophysiology of FFA and FAPD are still unknown, recently published reports of familial cases indicate a possible genetic correlation.
Case Presentation:
We report 6 cases of familial alopecia composed of mothers and daughters: five with FFA and one with FAPD. We describe clinical, trichoscopy and histological correlation in cases of familial alopecia.
Conclusions:
These cases of mother and daughter disease association suggest a potential benefit of and role for performing systematic scalp examinations of all first-degree relatives of patients with pattern cicatricial alopecia.
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