Lichen Planopilaris

Figure 3.52 A: Acquired triangular alopecia (Courtesy of Dr. Iris K. Aronson) B: Central centrifugal alopecia* C: Lichen planopilaris* *Courtesy of Dr. Sophie M. Worobec
Figure 3.52
A: Acquired triangular alopecia
(Courtesy of Dr. Iris K.
Aronson
)
B: Central centrifugal alopecia*
C: Lichen planopilaris*
*Courtesy of Dr. Sophie M.
Worobec
(Figure 3.52C)
  • Presents commonly with alopecic patches with perifollicular erythema; ± tenderness or pruritus
  • Histology: lichenoid lymphocytes around affected follicles with vacuolar degeneration within affected infundibula, perifollicular fibrosis
  • Treatment: antimalarial, topical/intralesional corticosteroid