research Female Pattern Hair Loss and its Relationship to Permanent/Cicatricial Alopecia: A New Perspective 73 citations , November 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” Some women with common hair loss may develop permanent hair loss.
research Cicatricial pattern hair loss is not a variant of lichen planopilaris 4 citations , May 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Cicatricial pattern hair loss is likely advanced common baldness, not a type of lichen planopilaris.
research Diffuse scarring alopecia in a female pattern hair loss distribution 5 citations , February 2017 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Scarring hair loss found in female pattern; biopsy needed for diagnosis.
research Rapidly progressive diffuse fibrosing alopecia 5 citations , October 2019 in “JAAD Case Reports” These hair loss conditions might be part of a spectrum, not separate issues.