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Frontal fibrosing alopecia in a male presenting with sideburn loss

2015; Medknow; Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4103/0974-7753.160115

0974-9241

Salim Ali Algaadi, Mariya Miteva, Antonellá Tosti,

Genetic and rare skin diseases.

Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a cicatricial alopecia that affects mainly postmenopausal women. It is typically characterized by recession of frontotemporal hairline. Hair loss of eyebrows, eyelashes, axillae, limbs, and pubic area may be observed. Here, we describe a case of FFA in a male patient presenting with only localized loss of sideburns. Skin biopsy findings were consistent with lichen planopilaris. To our knowledge, this is the only reported case of FFA patient with only localized loss of sideburns.