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Open Access 01-08-2020 | Alopecia | Case Report

Clinical, Dermoscopic and In-Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Evaluation of a Case of Graham Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome Successfully Treated with Narrowband-UVB Phototherapy

Authors: Mariachiara Arisi, Alessandra Gelmetti, Arianna Zanca, Mariateresa Rossi, Luisa Lorenzi, Paolo Incardona, Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton, Marina Venturini

Published in: Dermatology and Therapy | Issue 4/2020

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Abstract

Graham Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome (GLPLS) is a rare variant of lichen planopilaris, characterized by a triad of clinical signs including follicular spinous papules on the body area, scarring alopecia of the scalp and non-scarring alopecia of the groin and/or axilla. To date, fewer than 50 cases have been described in the literature. We first report a case of GLPLS investigated with non-invasive techniques such as dermoscopy and in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) and successfully treated with narrowband-UVB (NB-UVB) phototherapy.
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Metadata
Title
Clinical, Dermoscopic and In-Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Evaluation of a Case of Graham Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome Successfully Treated with Narrowband-UVB Phototherapy
Authors
Mariachiara Arisi
Alessandra Gelmetti
Arianna Zanca
Mariateresa Rossi
Luisa Lorenzi
Paolo Incardona
Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton
Marina Venturini
Publication date
01-08-2020
Publisher
Springer Healthcare
Published in
Dermatology and Therapy / Issue 4/2020
Print ISSN: 2193-8210
Electronic ISSN: 2190-9172
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13555-020-00410-x

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