Hair Loss Lichen Planus Scalp
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Hair loss lichen planus scalp. American academy of dermatology. We take a closer look. The onset is usually during adulthood with a peak onset at around the age of 50. Hair loss may be permanent if the disease causes permanent scarring cicatricial alopecia.
Lichen planopilaris tends to affect the back of the scalp close to the neck as well as the front and sides of the scalp. No one knows what causes it but there are a number of theories ranging from stress to genetics. 4 actinic lichen planus in this annular grouped micropapular lesions are situated on the exposed parts of body like extensor sufaces of forearms and hands they are aggravated on exposure to sunlight. People who have lichen planus develop flat topped purple or reddish bumps on their skin.
In dle inflammation is not restricted to surrounding hairs and the affected skin can become telangiectatic. Lichen planus it is classified as a chronic inflammatory disease which can affect the skin scalp mucous membranes and nails. Women are two times more likely to be affected than men. It takes its name from its similarity.
Occasionally a more diffuse uniform alopecic pattern of the central vertex with peripheral spreading prevails. Lichen planus affects the skin or mouth. Lichen planus journal of the american academy of dermatology may 2014. And they usually itch.
1 3 treatment options may include steroids isotretinoin or hydroxychloroquine. But for victims it is a thoroughly miserable experience that can cause hair loss. Other symptoms include redness irritation and sometimes permanent hair loss. Hair transplant may be effective in some cases.
Lichen planopilaris causes hair loss by destroying the hair follicles and causing scarring of the surrounding scalp. A mostly patchy but very symptomatic hair loss develops on the scalp and progresses in a random irregular pattern with eventual merging of hairless patches. Nonscalp lesons of typical lichen planus may be concurrent with active scalp disease or be non concurrent.