What is central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)?

CCCA is a type of secondary scarring alopecia where hair follicles are destroyed due to external injury and replaced by scarring. It is also known as hot comb alopecia, follicular degeneration syndrome, pseudopelade in African Americans, and central elliptical pseudopelade in whites.

How do members experience central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)*

Who has central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 0
30s 8
40s 7
50s 11
60s 7
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 32

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What is central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)?

CCCA is a type of secondary scarring alopecia where hair follicles are destroyed due to external injury and replaced by scarring. It is also known as hot comb alopecia, follicular degeneration syndrome, pseudopelade in African Americans, and central elliptical pseudopelade in whites.



Common symptoms reported by people with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)

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Compare treatments taken by people with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)

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Who has central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 28 say central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 0
30s 8
40s 7
50s 11
60s 7
70+ 2
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 32

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 9
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) patients who have completed their condition history
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