Alopecia marginalis: 45-year-old woman, who has been fixing the curly hair on the top of her head with 2 crossed hair clips for years. In the area of the hair clips now circumscribed hairless plaque with slight induration and coarsening of the skin surface. A histological examination was performed to exclude other causes.
Alopecia areata universalis. initially circular hair loss with rapid progression, which led to hairlessness of the entire scalp. the remaining body hair of the 16-year-old patient is not affected.
Pseudo-pelade: irregularlylimited, hairless area. follicular structure in the hairless area is completely absent. it is thus in a "scarred" final state of a previously expired inflammation leading to scarring.
Folliculitis decalvans. 24 months of persistent scarring hair loss, with initially slight itching. In addition to purulent folliculitis, there are also incised tufts of hair with surrounding erythema and numerous small, shiny, hairless areas.
Folliculitis decalvans. 3 years of persistent scarring hair loss, with initially slight itching. In addition to purulent folliculitis, there are also incised tufts of hair with surrounding erythema and reflecting hairless areas.
Alopecia, postmenopausal, frontal, fibrosing: General view: Pronounced fronto-temporal scarring alopecia band-shaped frontal and diffuse parietal in a 71-year-old female patient (FFA grade V - clown alopecia). Rarefication of the eyebrows.
Lupus erythematosus chronicus discoides: deeply scarring discoid lupus erythematosus leading to follicle loss with complete destruction of the pigment within the lesional skin.
lupus erythematodes chronicus discoides. alopecia existing for 4 years. multiple, smaller and larger alopecic foci, with centrifugal expansion. in the center larger hairless, scarred area (no evidence of follicular structures). the patient complains of a temporary hyperesthesia of the affected areas. encircles a still active zone of CDLE.
Alopecia areata: marginal area of an apparently no longer progressive alopecia areata. follicular structures detectable. no cadaverized hair stumps detectable.
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