Lichen Planopilaris: Hair Loss, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2022年12月15日 · Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a condition that causes scarring and patches of hair loss, usually on your scalp. It may also cause scalp pain, itching or burning. Medications or laser therapy can help control symptoms, but early treatment is key.
Lichen Planopilaris - DermNet
Lichen planopilaris is an uncommon inflammatory condition that can lead to permanent hair loss. Typically presenting as smooth white patches of scalp hair loss, treatment is aimed at slowing the progression of the disease and relieve associated symptoms.
Lichen Planopilaris: Hair Loss, Scalp Pain, Treatment - Verywell …
2023年6月23日 · Lichen planopilaris is a form of scarring alopecia that destroys hair follicles, causing scarring and permanent hair loss. it usually occurs only in the affected patches of the scalp and/or surrounding area.
Lichen planopilaris | About the Disease | GARD - Genetic and …
Lichen planopilaris (LPP) affects the scalp and hair. It is a form of lichen planus, an inflammatory condition affecting the skin and mucous membranes. Symptoms may include scaly skin and redness around hair follicles, bald patches, and pain, burning, or itching on the scalp.
Lichen Planopilaris - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Lichen planopilaris, a form of scarring alopecia, tends to affect middle-aged women at an estimated incidence of 1% to 7%. 1 Patients present with hair thinning, which may be accompanied by scalp itching or tenderness. Early actively inflamed lesions suggest perifollicular erythema and hyperkeratosis.
Lichen Planopilaris - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2024年5月1日 · Cutaneous, nail, and mucous membrane lichen planus may occur before, during, or after the onset of scalp involvement. Perifollicular scaling is the most characteristic trichoscopic feature of active lichen planopilaris.
Lichen Planopilaris - Dermatology Advisor
2019年3月13日 · Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a rare chronic scarring folliculitis of the scalp of unknown cause (Figure 1). It is considered a primary scarring alopecia since the follicle itself is targeted by inflammatory cells and scarring occurs first and primarily around the follicular unit.
Lichen Planopilaris in Women - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a primary cicatricial lymphocytic alopecia. 1, 2 LPP is most commonly seen in white women between the ages of 25 and 70 years (mean, 48 years), 1-8 with an annual incidence of 1.15% to 7.56% at tertiary care institutions. 1, 2 Clinically, LPP presents as alopecia along the vertex of the scalp, with erythema ...
Lichen Planus > Fact Sheets - Yale Medicine
Scalp. A type of lichen planus, called lichen planopilaris, may affect the scalp. Symptoms include: Small, scaly pink, violet, or red bumps around the hair follicles on the scalp, which may be itchy Hair loss (which is usually permanent) Genitals. Lichen planus can affect the genitals of men and women. On the skin, a rash of flat-topped papules ...
Lichen Planopilaris (Scarring Alopecia) | Alopecia UK
What does Lichen Planopilaris look like? Lichen Planopilaris causes smooth, shiny patches of scalp hair loss. No hair follicle openings can be seen in the areas of hair loss. At the edges of these patches, there may be scaliness and redness around the base of each hair, which can make it feel rough. Hairs can be easily pulled out.