Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) is a type of scarring alopecia known as a clinical variant of lichen planopilaris (LPP). It is characterized by slowly progressive scarring alopecia on the hairline and affects explicitly postmenopausal women.
Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess trichoscopic findings in cases of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia.
Method: The study was conducted on 50 female patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia who were recruited from Dermatology outpatient clinic of Benha University hospital in the period from January 2019 to January 2020. A written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
The study was approved by the local ethics committee on research involving human subjects of Benha Faculty of Medicine. All patients were subjected to Dermatological examination for clinical assessment and trichoscopic examination of frontal fibrosing alopecia.
Results : Trichoscopy highlighted a marked reduction in the number of follicular ostia, perifollicular desquamation, perifollicular blue-gray dots Follicular hyperkeratosis, Perifollicular erythema, Lonely hair , abrupt interruption of the hairline, with the absence of the vellus hairs that are typically observed in normal scalp.
Conclusion: Trichoscopy is a helpful tool in the diagnosis of frontal fibrosing alopecia