RT Book, Section A1 Otberg, Nina A1 Shapiro, Jerry A2 Kang, Sewon A2 Amagai, Masayuki A2 Bruckner, Anna L. A2 Enk, Alexander H. A2 Margolis, David J. A2 McMichael, Amy J. A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S. SR Print(0) ID 1161326233 T1 Cicatricial Alopecias T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071837798 LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161326233 RD 2024/04/20 AB AT-A-GLANCEScarring alopecia occurs in a heterogeneous etiologic group of various disorders.The inflammatory process leads to permanent destruction of hair follicular stem cell structure and subsequent replacement with fibrous tissue.The destructive process can occur as a primary or secondary cicatricial alopecia.Loss of hair-producing attribute finalizes this process and results clinically in permanent alopecia.No evidence-based treatment is available.