Disease or Syndrome
pseudopelade
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(cicatricial alopecia) A group of inflammatory hair disorders that can cause irreversible damage to the follicle that results in permanent hair loss and scarring. Also known as scarring alopecia.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(pseudopelade of brocq) Pseudo-pelade of Brocq is a rare hair abnormality characterized by onset in adulthood of soft, irregular, flesh-toned patches of alopecia primarily in the parietal and vertex portions of the scalp, without follicular hyperkeratosis or perifollicular inflammation.OrphaNetINSERM, 2021
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