Pseudopelade of Brocq
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Pseudopelade of Brocq is a flesh- to pink-colored, irregularly shaped alopecia
that may begin in a moth-eaten pattern with eventual coalescence into larger patches of alopecia.
Alopecia
Alopecia means loss of hair from the head or body. Alopecia can mean baldness, a term generally reserved for pattern alopecia or androgenic alopecia. Compulsive pulling of hair can also produce hair loss. Hairstyling routines such as tight ponytails or braids may induce Traction alopecia. Both...
that may begin in a moth-eaten pattern with eventual coalescence into larger patches of alopecia.
See also
- Cicatricial alopeciaCicatricial alopeciaThe term cicatricial alopecia refers to a diverse group of rare disorders that destroy the hair follicle, replace it with scar tissue, and cause permanent hair loss. A variety of distributions are possible. In some cases, hair loss is gradual, without symptoms, and is unnoticed for long periods...
- Louis-Anne-Jean BrocqLouis-Anne-Jean BrocqLouis-Anne-Jean Brocq was a French dermatologist who was born in Laroque-Timbaut, a village in the department of Lot-et-Garonne. He practiced medicine in Paris at the Hospice la Rochefoucauld, the Hôpital Broca, and from 1906 to 1921, the Hôpital Saint-Louis...
- List of cutaneous conditions