Clinicopathologic lessons in distinguishing cicatricial alopecia: 7 cases of lichen planopilaris misdiagnosed as discoid lupus

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Oct;71(4):e135-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.04.052.

Authors

Vinod E Nambudiri¹, Ruth Ann Vleugels², Alvaro C Laga³, Lynne J Goldberg⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.
³ Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.

PMID: 25219732
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.04.052

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Alopecia / diagnosis
Alopecia / pathology*
Biopsy, Needle
Cicatrix / diagnosis
Cicatrix / pathology*
Diagnostic Errors*
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lichen Planus / diagnosis
Lichen Planus / pathology*
Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / diagnosis
Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Sampling Studies