The majority of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have cutaneous
manifestations at some point in their disease course. The skin findings in SLE are classified …

Hair loss (alopecia) is a common problem and is often a major source of distress for patients.
The differential diagnosis of alopecia includes both scarring and nonscarring alopecias. In …

Both primary and secondary forms of cicatricial alopecia have been described. The hair
follicles are the specific target of inflammation in primary cicatricial alopecias. Hair follicles …

Cutaneous and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) commonly involves the hair and scalp.
Alopecia can result from direct activity of disease on the scalp or from the state of physical …

Several patterns of hair loss can occur in lupus erythematosus (LE). Alopecias which show
histological characteristics of LE are LE-specific, and include discoid LE (DLE), diffuse or …

Background Nonscarring alopecia in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is widely
recognized, but reports on its clinical, trichoscopic, histopathologic, and direct …

Background Hair and scalp involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can
manifest as scarring alopecia, non‐scarring alopecia or scalp/hair shaft changes without …

Hair loss is both a common chief complaint by patients and a clinical challenge for
physicians, especially general practitioners, yet few dermatological problems yield as much …

Scalp itch is a frequent complaint in the dermatological setting. It is common for the
dermatologist to encounter patients with no evident cause of scalp pruritus, making it a …

Background: Scalp involvement is not directly evaluated in patients with dermatomyositis
(DM). Therefore, the exact frequency of scalp dermatomyositis (SDM) and its clinical and …