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A large number of scalp disorders may destroy the hair follicles and result in cicatricial alopecia (Table 1). These include different diseases that affect the hair follicles primarily and diseases that affect the dermis and cause secondarly follicular destruction.
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Tosti, A., Piraccini, B.M. (2000). Cicatricial Alopecia. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03835-2_17
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