Frontal fibrosing alopecia and extrafacial lichen planus pigmentosum in a caucasian woman

We present the case of a 72-year-old Caucasian woman with frontal fibrosing alopecia of one year's duration. Eighteen months later, she presented with sudden hyperpigmentation on the submental area, neck and upper chest. Histopathological examination was consistent with lichen planus pigmentosu...

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Published inAnais brasileiros de dermatología Vol. 92; no. 5 Suppl 1; pp. 76 - 78
Main Authors Franco-Muñoz, Monserrat, García-Arpa, Monica, Lozano-Masdemont, Belén, Ramos-Rodríguez, Claudia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
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Alopecia
Alopecia - complications
Alopecia - pathology
Case Report
DERMATOLOGY
Dermoscopy
Female
Forehead - pathology
Humans
Hyperpigmentation
Hyperpigmentation - complications
Hyperpigmentation - pathology
Lichen planus
Lichen Planus - complications
Lichen Planus - pathology
Skin - pathology
Hyperpigmentation
Lichen planus
Alopecia
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Summary:We present the case of a 72-year-old Caucasian woman with frontal fibrosing alopecia of one year's duration. Eighteen months later, she presented with sudden hyperpigmentation on the submental area, neck and upper chest. Histopathological examination was consistent with lichen planus pigmentosus. This is the report of a unique case of a FFA and extrafacial lichen planus pigmentosus.
ISSN:0365-0596
1806-4841
1806-4841
DOI:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176638