Yoo Li Jie Helena, Meah Nekma, Wall Dmitri, McDonald Ian
Department of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St Helens, UK.
Case Rep Dermatol. 2024 Mar 25;16(1):83-87. doi: 10.1159/000538064. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a primary lymphocytic cicatricial alopecia that represents a form of follicular lichen planus.
We describe a case of coexisting diffuse LPP and female pattern hair loss masquerading as diffuse alopecia areata in a 32-year-old female.
In complex cases such as this, dermoscopy-guided vertical and horizontal biopsies from androgen sensitive and insensitive areas are helpful in increasing diagnostic yield. Prompt initiation of treatment is key to halting disease progression. Long-term follow-up is important as resolution of clinical signs does not always correlate with the absence of disease progression.
扁平苔藓性毛发角化病(LPP)是一种原发性淋巴细胞性瘢痕性脱发,是毛囊扁平苔藓的一种形式。
我们描述了一例32岁女性患者,其同时存在弥漫性LPP和伪装成弥漫性斑秃的女性型脱发。
在这样的复杂病例中,在雄激素敏感和不敏感区域进行皮肤镜引导下的垂直和水平活检有助于提高诊断率。及时开始治疗是阻止疾病进展的关键。长期随访很重要,因为临床症状的消退并不总是与疾病进展的停止相关。