The terminology of CCCA has been a source of regular confusion. Recent clarifications have been made, with the term<unk><unk> <unk>  alopecia" adopted as a diagnostic category by the North American Hair Research Society. It has also been referred to as: *Hot comb alopecia *Follicular degeneration syndrome *Pseudopelade in African Americans<unk>  elliptical pseudopelade in Caucasians Also in this category is<unk>  pattern hair loss (CPHL). This CCCA pattern is a potential alopecia mimic that can be confused for androgenetic alopecia. Alopecia mimics have proven a problem in establishing diagnosis of alopecia when using only clinical evaluation. A similarly sounding term is<unk><unk>  scarring alopecia (CCSA). (L.C. Sperling,<unk> ,<unk>  scarring alopecia. In: L.C. Sperling, Editor, An atlas of hair pathology with clinical correlations, Parthenon Publishing Group, New York (2003), pp. 91–100). This is a clinical finding that describes the diagnosis of some primary<unk>  alopecias as noted mainly in the<unk>  scalp, and includes CCCA, folliculitis decalvans, and any other potential<unk> ly presenting<unk>  alopecia. This term is not often used in the literature to signify diagnostic terminology.
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
Triangular alopecia
Auricular hypertrichosis
Hot comb alopecia
Focal facial dermal dysplasia
Intermittent hair–follicle dystrophy
Frictional alopecia
Exudative hyponychial dermatitis