Preferred Label : Central centrifugal scarring alopecia;
ICD-11 definition : This condition begins as a focus of cicatricial alopecia over the vertex of the scalp
in black women. It then gradually spreads outwards in a centrifugal pattern but remains
as a single patch. Hair follicle destruction is severe and results in extensive fibrosis,
often with granulomatous inflammation around fragments of residual hair. Most patients
are middle-aged black females who chemically straighten their hair. The alopecia is
slowly progressive and the symmetrical forward progression follows a pattern similar
to female pattern hair loss. A possible relationship to hair-straightening procedures
is postulated but not conclusively proven.;
ICD-11 synonym : Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia; Follicular degeneration syndrome;
Origin ID : 1316693661;
UMLS CUI : C1274708;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
This condition begins as a focus of cicatricial alopecia over the vertex of the scalp
in black women. It then gradually spreads outwards in a centrifugal pattern but remains
as a single patch. Hair follicle destruction is severe and results in extensive fibrosis,
often with granulomatous inflammation around fragments of residual hair. Most patients
are middle-aged black females who chemically straighten their hair. The alopecia is
slowly progressive and the symmetrical forward progression follows a pattern similar
to female pattern hair loss. A possible relationship to hair-straightening procedures
is postulated but not conclusively proven.
