Using Disease Symptomatology to Guide Treatment in Patients with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: Introduction of C-CAT Scoring Tool

The C-CAT provides a structured, quantitative method to assess CCCA severity, which facilitates tracking of disease improvement for the majority of patients with targeted therapy. While the subjective nature of some C-CAT components may lead to inter-rater variability, this tool promotes personalized, symptom-based treatment and supports clinicians and patients in understanding this complex condition.

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Skin Appendage Disorders
Published
2025-02-20
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https://doi.org/10.1159/000544777
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
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Using Disease Symptomatology to Guide Treatment in Patients with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: Introduction of C-CAT Scoring Tool

Crystal Aguh, Aasheen Qadri, Elizabeth Will
Skin Appendage Disorders
Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
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Using Disease Symptomatology to Guide Treatment in Patients with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: Introduction of C-CAT Scoring Tool

Crystal Aguh, Aasheen Qadri, Elizabeth Will
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Abstract

The C-CAT provides a structured, quantitative method to assess CCCA severity, which facilitates tracking of disease improvement for the majority of patients with targeted therapy. While the subjective nature of some C-CAT components may lead to inter-rater variability, this tool promotes personalized, symptom-based treatment and supports clinicians and patients in understanding this complex condition.

Skin Appendage DisordersVol. 11(4)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (US), Johns Hopkins University (US), Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 95%
Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
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