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Recalcitrant lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia responding to tildrakizumab.

Lara Trindade de CarvalhoNekma MeahDmitri WallRodney Sinclair
Published 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.
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