Frontal fibrosing alopecia and environment: may tobacco be protective?

Fonda‐Pascual, Pablo; Saceda‐Corralo, David; Moreno‐Arrones, O.M.; Alegre-Sánchez, A.; Vañó‐Galván, Sergio

doi:10.1111/jdv.13817

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“…It has been indicated that smoking may play a protective role in frontal fibrosing alopecia . This observation remains to be confirmed by other studies.…”

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The increasing incidence of frontal fibrosing alopecia. In search of triggering factors

Rudnicka

Rakowska

2017

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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“…It has been indicated that smoking may play a protective role in frontal fibrosing alopecia . This observation remains to be confirmed by other studies.…”

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The increasing incidence of frontal fibrosing alopecia. In search of triggering factors

Rudnicka

Rakowska

2017

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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“…Some studies have reported a preponderance of non-smokers within FFA patients [ 3 , 13 ] or a less severe FFA, also after smoking cessation [ 108 , 109 ]. However, the issue about smoking and FFA is still controversial, and it is not supported by other studies [ 93 ].…”

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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: A Review

Porriño‐Bustamante

Fernández‐Pugnaire

Arias‐Santiago

2021

JCM

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Frontal fibrosing alopecia is a scarring alopecia, the prevalence of which is increasing worldwide since its first description in 1994. The reason for this emerging epidemic may be a higher exposure to an unknown trigger, although its aethiology and pathogenesis still remain enigmatic. Clinical, trichoscopic, sonographic, and histopathologic findings are allowing clinicians to understand more aspects about this type of cicatricial alopecia. Several treatments have been used in frontal fibrosing alopecia, although the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors seem to be the most promising. The aim of this report is to provide a compilation about the published data regarding frontal fibrosing alopecia in a narrative review.

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“…The role of dietary factors in FFA was studied by Rudnicka and Rakowska and there were statistically significant differences between FFA patients and healthy individuals in regard to consumption of buckwheat and millet groats at least twice weekly in the recent 3 months (81.4% and 30.5%, respectively for the 59 FFA patients, and 22.0% and 8.4%, respectively for the 59 healthy controls, p < 0.01) [22]. Surprisingly, in one case series smoking was associated with less severe FFA [23]. Finally, additional findings may clarify whether the actual proposed mechanisms may play a role in FFA pathogenesis.…”

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confidence: 84%

Frontal fibrosing alopecia: a disease that remains enigmatic

Lis‐Święty

Brzeźińska-Wcisło

2020

pdia

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Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is recognized to represent a generalized process of inflammatory scarring alopecia. Apart from the classic form affecting the frontal hairline, there are a range of disease manifestations involving loss of eyebrows and of eyelashes, loss of peripheral body hair, fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, facial and extrafacial skin, mucous membrane, and nail involvement. Classic linear, diffuse "zigzag", pseudo "fringe sign", androgenetic alopecia-like, cockade-like, ophiasis-like and incomplete patterns are distinguished. The aetiology of FFA remains obscure, but a number of pathogenetic hypotheses and treatments to halt disease progression have been proposed.

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Frontal fibrosing alopecia and environment: may tobacco be protective?

Cited by 17 publications

References 6 publications

The increasing incidence of frontal fibrosing alopecia. In search of triggering factors

The increasing incidence of frontal fibrosing alopecia. In search of triggering factors

Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: A Review

Frontal fibrosing alopecia: a disease that remains enigmatic

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