JAAD onlineUpdated diagnostic criteria for frontal fibrosing alopecia
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2021, Clinics in DermatologyCitation Excerpt :Several authors have proposed various diagnostic criteria, with the most updated and currently accepted shown in Table 1. The authors regard histopathologic features as a minor criterion as most patients with typical FFA can be diagnosed clinically.60 The addition of involvement of the occipital area, facial hair, sideburns, or body hair as minor criteria assists in differentiating FFA from other types of alopecia, such as androgenetic alopecia and LPP.60
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