Cicatricial Alopecia

1. Introduction - 2. Clinical Assessment of the Patient - 3. Dermatopathology - 4. Medical Management - 5. Mechanisms and Current Research - 6. Predominantly Lymphocytic Group - 7. Predominantly Neutrophilic Group - 8. Mixed Group - 9. End Stage Non-specific Group - 10. Personal Experiences of Six Patients

Vera H. Price, MD, FRCP(C), is Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. She is Director of the UCSF Hair Research Center and Director of the UCSF Hair and Nail Clinic. She is a past Director of the American Academy of Dermatology, co-founder of the National Alopecia Areata Foundation and the Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation. She is a founding member and a past president of the North American Hair Research Society, and in 2004 was awarded the Women's Dermatologic Society's Mentor of the Year award in recognition of a commitment to sharing her knowledge through mentorship. She also has received three American Academy of Dermatology Gold Triangle Awards for excellence in public education of dermatologic issues.

Paradi Mirmirani, MD, is Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Case Western Reserve University, and a staff physician in the Department of Dermatology, The Permanente Medical Group, Vallejo, CA. She is a Director of the North American Hair Research Society, Scientific Advisor for the Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation, and a member of the Women's Dermatologic Society.

From the reviews:"This deceptively slender book has everything you would ever need to know about cicatricial alopecia and more. ... would be useful for interested medical students or motivated patients. Both authors are at the forefront of research as well as clinical care in hair disease. ... I absolutely love this book. It is complete with no omissions, loaded with clinical information, and very user friendly." (Renata H. Mullen, Doody's Review Service, October, 2011)