central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia

Etiology

• idiopathic
• likely multifactorial
  • styling practices may play a role

Epidemiology

• male to female ratio ~ 1:3

Pathology

• scarring alopecia

Clinical manifestations

• begins on the crown of the scalp & exands outwardly

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Management

• behavior modification
• often difficult & not curative

More general terms

• scarring alopecia; cicatricial alopecia