Alopecias

Cicatricial Alopecia - Treatment
... As mentioned above, primary cicatricial alopecias are classified by the predominant type of inflammatory cells that attack the hair follicles i.e ... Treatment of the lymphocytic group of cicatricial alopecias (including lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia, central centrifugal alopecia, and pseudopelade (Brocq) involves use of anti-inflammator ... Treatment of the neutrophilic group of cicatricial alopecias (folliculitis decalvans, tufted folliculitis) is directed at eliminating the predominant pathogenic microbes that are invariably involved in ...

Cicatricial Alopecia - Causes
... The cause of the various cicatricial alopecias is poorly understood ... However, all cicatricial alopecias involve inflammation directed at the upper part of the hair follicle where the stem cells and sebaceous gland (oil gland) are located ... Cicatricial alopecias are not contagious ...