On the issue of cicatricial alopecia (review)

The data of the literature concerning the classification, differential diagnosis and methods of treatment of cicatricial alopecia is presented. Aspects of the main theories of pathogenesis of this cohort of diseases are disclosed. In addition, the article discloses aspects related to the main theories of the pathogenesis of this cohort of diseases. 38 scientific sources taken from various scientific databases (PubMed, Elsevier, etc.), published in the time range from 1996 to 2019 inclusive, were used, with occasional mention of earlier articles (1985), which is extremely necessary for an exhaustive disclosure of the topic of publication.