Infrequent phenomenon the co- localization of fibrosing frontal alopecia and vitiligo in a male. Case report

Authors

  • Denys E. Peñaloza Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Anamá Di Prinzio Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Cecilia Navarro Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Luis D. Mazzuoccolo Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51987/revhospitalbaires.v42i2.182

Keywords:

frontal fibrosing alopecia, vitiligo, autoimmune disorders

Abstract

Frontal fibrosing alopecia is a cicatricial alopecic characterized by progressive regression of the frontotemporal hairline. It usually affects postmenopausal caucasian women, and rarely men. Currently the specific mechanisms of development remain unknown, however there are several hypotheses about the association of frontal fibrosing alopecia with other autoimmune disorders. The case of a 58-year-old male patient with frontal fibrosing alopecia in areas affected by vitiligo.

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2022-06-28

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Peñaloza DE, Di Prinzio A, Navarro C, Mazzuoccolo LD. Infrequent phenomenon the co- localization of fibrosing frontal alopecia and vitiligo in a male. Case report. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 28 [cited 2026 Aug. 21];42(2):84-6. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/182

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