American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) at www.aad.org
Dermatology Nurses' Association at www.dnanurse.org
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases (NIAMS) at www.niams.nih.gov
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. (NORD) at www.rarediseases.org
North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS) at www.nahrs.org
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services www.healthfinder@nhic.org
Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) at www.sidnet.org
For current information about cicatricial alopecia, please see the following articles.
Sperling LC, Hussey S, Wang J, Darling T. Cytokeratin 15 expression in central, centrifugal, cicatricial alopeci: ‹new observations in normal and diseased hair follicles J Cutan Pathol 2011: In Press
Belkin S. Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation: Patients' Perspectives and Recommendations for Dermatology Nurses. Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association. 2(3):125-130, May/June 201
Fu J, Price VH. Cicatricial Alopecia. Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association. 2(3):118-122, May/June 2010.
Chiang C, Sah D, Cho B, Ochoa B, Price VH. Hydroxychloroquine and lichen planopilaris: efficacy and introduction of lichen planopilaris activity index scoring system. J Am Acad Dermatol. (In Press March 2010)
Cho B, Sah D, Chwalek J, Roseborough I, Ochoa BE, Chiang C, Price VH. Efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil for lichen planopilaris. J Am Acad Dermatol. (In Press March 2010)
Ochoa BE, Sah D, Wang G, Stamper R, Price VH. Instilled bimatoprost ophthalmic solution in patients with eyelash alopecia areata. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Sep;61(3):530-2.
Karnik P, Tekeste Z, McCormick TS, Gilliam AC, Price VH, Cooper KD, Mirmirani P. Hair follicle stem cell-specific PPARgamma deletion causes scarring alopecia. J Invest Dermatol. 2009 May;129(5):1243-57
Harries MJ, Paus R. Scarring alopecia and the PPAR-gamma connection. J Invest Dermatol. 2009 May;129(5):1066-70
Gathers RC, Lim HW. Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: past, present, and future. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Apr;60(4):660-8
Tan KT, Messenger AG. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: clinical presentations and prognosis. Br J Dermatol. 2009 Jan;160(1):75-9
Finner AM, Otberg N, Shapiro J. Secondary cicatricial and other permanent alopecias. Dermatol Ther. 2008 Jul-Aug;21(4):279-94.
Kang H, Alzolibani AA, Otberg N, Shapiro J. Lichen planopilaris. Dermatol Ther. 2008 Jul-Aug;21(4):249-56.
Otberg N, Kang H, Alzolibani AA, Shapiro J. Folliculitis decalvans. Dermatol Ther. 2008 Jul-Aug;21(4):238-44.
Shapiro J. Cicatricial alopecias. Dermatol Ther. 2008 Jul-Aug;21(4):211.
Ochoa BE, King LE Jr, Price VH. Lichen planopilaris: Annual incidence in four hair referral centers in the United States. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Feb;58(2):352-3
Karnik P, McCormick TS, Cooper KD, Mirmirani P. Peroxisomes and lipid metabolism in the pathogenesis of primary cicatricial alopecia. J Invest Dermatol. 2006;4(S):103
Ross EK, Tan E, Shapiro J. Update on primary cicatricial alopecias. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005;53:1-37; quiz 38-40.
Mirmirani P, Willey A, Headington JT, Stenn K, McCalmont TH, Price VH. Primary cicatricial alopecia: histopathologic findings do not distinguish clinical variants. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005;52:637-43
Tan E, Martinka M, Ball N, Shapiro J. Primary cicatricial alopecias: Clinicopathology of 112 cases. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 Jan;50(1):25-32.
Mirmirani P, Willey A, Price VH, Short Course of Oral Cyclosporine in Lichen Planopilaris. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003;49:667-71
Whiting DA. Cicatricial alopecia: clinico-pathological findings and treatment. Clin Dermatol. 2001;19(2):211-25.
Headington JT. Cicatricial alopecia. Dermatol Clin. 1996;14(4):773-82.
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