Links to other sites of interest:
American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) at www.aad.org
Dermatology Nurses' Association at www.dnanurse.org
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. (NORD) at www.rarediseases.org
North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS) at www.nahrs.org
Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) at www.sidnet.org

For current information about cicatricial alopecia, please see the following articles.

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

Stenn KS, Cotsarelis G, Price VH. Report from the Cicatricial Alopecia Colloquium. J Invest Dermatol 126:539-41, 2006

Karnik P, McCormick TS, Cooper KD, Mirmirani P. Peroxisomes and lipid metabolism in the pathogenesis of primary cicatricial alopecia. J Invest Dermatol 126, Number 4(S):103, 2006

Ross EK, Tan E, Shapiro J. Update on primary cicatricial alopecias. J Am Acad Dermatol 2005;53:1-37.

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. 52:637-43, 2005

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 49: 667-71, 2003

Olsen EA, Bergfeld WF, Cotsarelis G, Price VH, Shapiro J, Sinclair R, et al. Summary of North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS)-sponsored Workshop on Cicatricial Alopecia, Duke University Medical Center, February 10 and 11, 2001. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;48(1):103-10.

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.