Lipedematous alopecia with mucinosis: report of the first case in Taiwan

Lipedematous alopecia is an uncommon disease that mainly affects African American and Egyptian women. This report is of an 18-year-old Taiwanese woman who presented with asymptomatic boggy and thickened scalp for 10 years. In the last 6 months, there was diffuse hair loss on the affected scalp witho...

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Main Authors: Jui-Hung Ko, Yi-Chin Shih, Cheng Hong Toh, Hua-En Lee, Tseng-tong Kuo, Rosaline Chung-Yee Hui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-03-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811711000048