Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur Syndrome: case report Síndrome de Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur: relato de caso

A 33-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of progressive alopecia of the scalp. Past treatment with hydroxicloroquine did not show improvement. Physical examination revealed multiple areas of alopecia with atrophic aspect of the scalp, and axillary and pubic hypotrichosis. Dermoscopy showe...

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Main Authors: Raquel Bissacotti Steglich, Renata Elise Tonoli, Giselle Martins Pinto, Fernanda Melo Müller, Isabelle Maffei Guarenti, Ernani Siegmann Duvelius
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2012-10-01
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spelling doaj-01566a49944041c394310e24078815aa2020-11-24T23:28:17ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05961806-48412012-10-0187577577710.1590/S0365-05962012000500019Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur Syndrome: case report Síndrome de Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur: relato de casoRaquel Bissacotti SteglichRenata Elise TonoliGiselle Martins PintoFernanda Melo MüllerIsabelle Maffei GuarentiErnani Siegmann DuveliusA 33-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of progressive alopecia of the scalp. Past treatment with hydroxicloroquine did not show improvement. Physical examination revealed multiple areas of alopecia with atrophic aspect of the scalp, and axillary and pubic hypotrichosis. Dermoscopy showed hyperkeratosis and accentuation of follicular ostia. Anatomopathological examination revealed decrease in the number of hair follicles, upper perifollicular infiltrate and areas with fibrosis. The Piccardi-Lassueur-Graham-Little syndrome is a rare disorder, characterized by the triad of multifocal scarring alopecia of the scalp, keratotic follicular eruption and hypotrichosis of axillary and pubic regions. Management is a challenge and many medications tried have controversial results. We report a case of this rare syndrome which improved with corticoids.<br>Mulher, 33 anos, apresenta quadro de alopecia progressiva do couro cabeludo há 3 anos. Tratamento com hidroxicloroquina há 12 meses, sem apresentar melhora. Ao exame físico exibe múltiplas áreas de alopecia cicatricial no couro cabeludo, além de hipotricose axilar e pubiana. A dermatoscopia evidencia hipercetose folicular e acentuação dos óstios foliculares. O exame anatomopatológico revela diminuição do número de folículos pilosos, infiltrado perifolicular e fibrose. A síndrome de Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur é uma dermatose rara, caracterizada pela tríade de alopecia cicatricial multifocal do couro cabeludo, ceratose folicular disseminada e hipotricose das regiões axilares e pubianas. A terapêutica desta dermatose é um desafio, muitas medicações relatadas tem resultados controversos. Relatamos o caso desta síndrome rara que apresentou melhora com corticoterapia.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000500019AlopeciaHipotricoseLíquen planoAlopeciaHypotrichosisLichen planus
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author Raquel Bissacotti Steglich
Renata Elise Tonoli
Giselle Martins Pinto
Fernanda Melo Müller
Isabelle Maffei Guarenti
Ernani Siegmann Duvelius
spellingShingle Raquel Bissacotti Steglich
Renata Elise Tonoli
Giselle Martins Pinto
Fernanda Melo Müller
Isabelle Maffei Guarenti
Ernani Siegmann Duvelius
Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur Syndrome: case report Síndrome de Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur: relato de caso
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Alopecia
Hipotricose
Líquen plano
Alopecia
Hypotrichosis
Lichen planus
author_facet Raquel Bissacotti Steglich
Renata Elise Tonoli
Giselle Martins Pinto
Fernanda Melo Müller
Isabelle Maffei Guarenti
Ernani Siegmann Duvelius
author_sort Raquel Bissacotti Steglich
title Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur Syndrome: case report Síndrome de Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur: relato de caso
title_short Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur Syndrome: case report Síndrome de Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur: relato de caso
title_full Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur Syndrome: case report Síndrome de Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur: relato de caso
title_fullStr Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur Syndrome: case report Síndrome de Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur: relato de caso
title_full_unstemmed Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur Syndrome: case report Síndrome de Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur: relato de caso
title_sort graham-little piccardi lassueur syndrome: case report síndrome de graham-little piccardi lassueur: relato de caso
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
series Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
issn 0365-0596
1806-4841
publishDate 2012-10-01
description A 33-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of progressive alopecia of the scalp. Past treatment with hydroxicloroquine did not show improvement. Physical examination revealed multiple areas of alopecia with atrophic aspect of the scalp, and axillary and pubic hypotrichosis. Dermoscopy showed hyperkeratosis and accentuation of follicular ostia. Anatomopathological examination revealed decrease in the number of hair follicles, upper perifollicular infiltrate and areas with fibrosis. The Piccardi-Lassueur-Graham-Little syndrome is a rare disorder, characterized by the triad of multifocal scarring alopecia of the scalp, keratotic follicular eruption and hypotrichosis of axillary and pubic regions. Management is a challenge and many medications tried have controversial results. We report a case of this rare syndrome which improved with corticoids.<br>Mulher, 33 anos, apresenta quadro de alopecia progressiva do couro cabeludo há 3 anos. Tratamento com hidroxicloroquina há 12 meses, sem apresentar melhora. Ao exame físico exibe múltiplas áreas de alopecia cicatricial no couro cabeludo, além de hipotricose axilar e pubiana. A dermatoscopia evidencia hipercetose folicular e acentuação dos óstios foliculares. O exame anatomopatológico revela diminuição do número de folículos pilosos, infiltrado perifolicular e fibrose. A síndrome de Graham-Little Piccardi Lassueur é uma dermatose rara, caracterizada pela tríade de alopecia cicatricial multifocal do couro cabeludo, ceratose folicular disseminada e hipotricose das regiões axilares e pubianas. A terapêutica desta dermatose é um desafio, muitas medicações relatadas tem resultados controversos. Relatamos o caso desta síndrome rara que apresentou melhora com corticoterapia.
topic Alopecia
Hipotricose
Líquen plano
Alopecia
Hypotrichosis
Lichen planus
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000500019
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