Triangular Alopecia

Figure 3.52 A: Acquired triangular alopecia (Courtesy of Dr. Iris K. Aronson) B: Central centrifugal alopecia* C: Lichen planopilaris* *Courtesy of Dr. Sophie M. Worobec
Figure 3.52
A: Acquired triangular alopecia
(Courtesy of Dr. Iris K.
Aronson
)
B: Central centrifugal alopecia*
C: Lichen planopilaris*
*Courtesy of Dr. Sophie M.
Worobec
(Figure 3.52A)
  • Either congenital or acquired during first decade (rarely may occur during adulthood)
  • Presents with non-scarring triangular shaped alopecic patch involving temporal scalp, may be unilateral or bilateral