Positive Anagen Pull Test Predicting Lichen Planopilaris Activity

Raissa Rodriguez Melo; Rita Fernanda Cortez de Almeida; Michela Valeria Rita Starace; Daniel Fernandes Melo

doi:10.5826/dpc.1303a140

Positive Anagen Pull Test Predicting Lichen Planopilaris Activity

Authors

Raissa Rodriguez Melo Department of Dermatology, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rita Fernanda Cortez de Almeida Department of Dermatology, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Michela Valeria Rita Starace Dermatology - IRCCS, Policlinico Sant’Orsola, Department of Specialized, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Daniel Fernandes Melo Department of Dermatology, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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2023-07-31

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2023 Vol 13, No 3 | July

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Rodriguez Melo R, Cortez de Almeida RF, Starace MVR, Melo DF. Positive Anagen Pull Test Predicting Lichen Planopilaris Activity. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023;13(3):e2023140. doi:10.5826/dpc.1303a140