Comparing the clinical differences in white and black women with frontal fibrosing alopecia.

Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a variant of lichen planopilaris (LPP) with characteristic band-like frontotemporal hairline involvement and eyebrow loss. It most commonly occurs in post-menopausal White women.1 In skin of color (SOC) individuals, FFA is often misdiagnosed as traction alopecia (TA),2 and little data exists regarding the presentation of FFA in the SOC patient population.3 As FFA incidence continues to increase,4 we aim to understand differences in the presentation of FFA between White and Black women in order to aid in the accurate and timely diagnosis as well as help inform prognosis and management.