Department of Dermatology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Maharashtra, India
Case Report
Pseudopelade of Brocq: A Caricature of Alopecia Areata
Author(s): Pooja Manwar*, Sumit Kar, Ajinkya K Sawant, Subhor Nandwani and Safa Patrick
Pseudopelade of Brocq (PPB) is a rare, chronic, and gradually progressive
cicatricle alopecia that primarily affects middle-aged women. The vertex and
parietal scalp are frequently involved. It can be primary or secondary to scarring
alopecia’s such as lichen planopilaris and discoid lupus erythematosus. It is
diagnosed clinically and trichoscopically by exclusion. There is no one-size-fitsall
treatment for PPB. We present a case of rapidly progressing primary idiopathic
Brocq pseudopelade of Brocq in a young female child, which was confirmed by
trichoscopy and histopathology. Alopecia areata is non scarring alopecia while
Pseudopelade of Brocq is scarring alopecia. Both these clinical entities can mimic
each other. Here we present a case of Alopecia areata mimicking clinically as
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