Recalcitrant lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia responding to tildrakizumab.
Lara Trindade de CarvalhoNekma MeahDmitri WallRodney SinclairPublished in: Dermatologic therapy (2020)
Lichen planopilaris (LPP) and frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) are lymphocytic, cicatricial alopecias. Clinically, LPP presents with multifocal patchy alopecia, while FFA, considered a variant of LPP, results in hairline recession. Frontal recession in FFA may progress as far as the mid-scalp and infrequently beyond. Treatment to arrest the inflammatory process can be challenging and response variable. We report a case of recalcitrant lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia demonstrating significant clinical improvement after four doses of the interleukin-23 monoclonal antibody tildrakizumab.