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A young man with an unusual type of scarring hair loss suggests a possible new variant of a known scalp condition.

Folliculitis decalvans is a rare scalp condition causing scarring hair loss, treated with long-term antibiotics and other medications, but it often comes back and is hard to manage.

Lichen planopilaris is a chronic, scarring hair loss condition with no definitive cure, requiring accurate diagnosis and treatment to manage symptoms.

Lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia are likely distinct diseases with different tissue involvement.

Different scalp conditions can coexist and need separate treatments.

Middle-aged women with cicatricial alopecia/lichen planopilaris responded well to treatments like ketoconazole shampoo and steroids.

FFA in young women is often missed, and no single treatment works best.

A rare scalp disease causes hair loss, pus-filled nodules, and scarring.

Systemic photodynamic therapy can effectively treat stubborn folliculitis decalvans with few side effects.

A young man was diagnosed with a rare hair loss condition usually seen in older women.

Early and aggressive treatment of scarring alopecia is important to prevent further hair follicle damage.

Daily use of antifungal shampoo can hide symptoms and make it hard to diagnose fungal scalp infections.

Diode laser effectively treats pseudofolliculitis barbae.

A goat's skin infection was cured with itraconazole and D-biotin.

Finasteride can cause rare but serious skin rashes.

Unsanitary barber practices can spread scalp infections, treatable with oral antifungals.

Some women with Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia also have Lichen Planopilaris, which can lead to more symptoms and affect hair outside the scalp.

Ketoconazole effectively treated a scalp infection in a 6-year-old boy, leading to full recovery.

Tinea capitis can cause scalp issues in children and should be considered in similar cases; treatment with griseofulvin and selenium sulfide is effective.

Scalp white piedra can be treated with oral itraconazole and topical ketoconazole.

Combining systemic and topical treatments, guided by weekly fungal cultures, effectively treats cat ringworm.

Frontal fibrosing alopecia can occur in children, not just postmenopausal women.

A rare skin condition in a 17-year-old was diagnosed late, stressing the need for careful evaluation and genetic testing.

A woman with a skin disorder was found to have hepatitis C, which may be linked, and was safely treated with methotrexate.

The conclusion is that FFA and LPP have similar scalp biopsy features, making them hard to distinguish histologically, and FFA may be a specific kind of scarring hair loss.

Excision and laser techniques can effectively treat acne keloidalis nuchae.

A 20-year-old had hair loss and skin issues from lichen planopilaris starting at age 10.

Turpentine ointment is an effective and safe treatment for folliculitis.

Pruritus is common in LPP and FFA, worsened by heat and stress, and relieved by cold, affecting quality of life.

Lichen planopilaris is more common in older women and may be linked to hormone therapy and autoimmune diseases.