| • | polygonal patches of scarring alopecia (one or more residual tufts of normal appearing hair in these areas is characteristic) |
| • | follicular hyperkeratosis leads to keratotic, sometimes spiny papules |
| • | involvement of the front hair line and loss of eyebrows distinguishes these women from patients with pure androgenic alopecia |
| • | typical cutaneous and oral lesion of LP may be found in more than half the cases (or history of prior LP) |
| • | patchy cicatricial alopecia of the scalp and patches of follicular spinous papules involving the trunk, the upper parts of arms and legs and scalp |
| • | treatment very difficult |
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