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Query: UMLS:C0851184 (
thinning
)
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Primary cicatricial alopecias (PCAs), rare disorders that lead to permanent hair loss, have been poorly understood and are difficult to treat.
Lichen planopilaris
(
LPP
)is a prototypical PCA; patients often present with sudden onset of hair loss and clinically significant symptoms of itching, burning, and pain of the scalp. Examination reveals patchy alopecia or a more diffuse
thinning
of the scalp with characteristic perifollicular erythema and perifollicular scale at the margins of the areas of alopecia.Treatment typically includes use of antiinflammatory medications; although symptoms may improve,hair loss is often progressive.
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PMID:Lichen planopilaris treated with a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonist. 2002 43
