pseudopelade /pseu·do·pe·lade/ (-pe´lād) patchy alopecia roughly simulating alopecia areata; it may be due to various diseases of the hair follicles, some of which are associated with scarring.
pseudopelade
pseu·do·pe·lade (s  d -p -läd )n. A scarring type of alopecia, usually occurring in small areas and preceded by folliculitis. |
pseudopelade
[-pelād′, -pē′lād]
a scarring type of alopecia, preceded by folliculitis, in which one or more areas of baldness may appear and spread to become joined, forming an area of smooth fingerlike projections that are slightly depressed in the skin.
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