Non-scarring alopecia in systemic lupus erythematosus patients at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital: a cross-sectional study of prevalence, pattern, trichoscopy features and histopathological analysis.

Introduction: trichoscopic and histopathological evaluation of non-scarring systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) alopecia is uncommon. We aimed to document the prevalence, pattern of hair loss, trichoscopic and histopathologic differences between systemic lupus erythematosus patients with and without hair loss.

Methods: this was a cross-sectional comparative study of 75 systemic lupus erythematosus patients, 36 with hair loss from February to December 2020.

Prevalence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in an African Population: Validation of a Screening Questionnaire in Lagos, Nigeria.

Background: Epidemiologic hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) studies from Africa are lacking. This study aimed at uncovering the prevalence of HS in Lagos, Nigeria, to validate an HS screening questionnaire, and to contribute to the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA).

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 802 healthy adults accompanying their relations to the outpatient clinic of Family Medicine and Ophthalmology at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, following ethical approval.

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a Nigerian woman.

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), previously called Churg-Strauss Syndrome, is a systemic autoimmune disease that is usually associated with asthma and eosinophilia. It is a rare condition associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). We report a case of a 52-year-old Nigerian woman who presented with bilateral leg swelling with multiple ulcers, background history of allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis since adolescence.