TLDR Frontal fibrosing alopecia and vitiligo might be linked by similar immune issues.
Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) was studied in 20 cases over 14 months, revealing a rare coexistence with vitiligo in 2 cases, a 72-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man. This colocalization suggested a potential causal link between FFA and vitiligo, indicating that interrelated immunologic events and pathologic processes might underlie both conditions. FFA primarily affected postmenopausal women and was characterized by progressive hairline recession and eyebrow loss.
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Lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia are likely the same disease with different clinical appearances.
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