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We report two cases in women aged 59 and 66 who presented with small scalp lesions clinically suggestive of alopecia. The differential diagnosis included alopecia areata, lupus erythematosus and lichen planopilaris. Biopsies performed according to alopecia protocol were reviewed at our institutions. Biopsies revealed atypical spindled and nested epithelioid melanocytes set in a sclerotic dermis with scattered lymphoid aggregates and immunohistochemical expression of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S100<\/jats:styled-content> protein, features diagnostic of combined desmoplastic melanoma. Wide local excision with skin graft was performed on the older patient. Excision showed combined desmoplastic melanoma with a Breslow thickness of 8.5\u2009mm with melanoma in situ identified in the adjacent epidermis. The other patient sought treatment elsewhere and was lost to follow up. These cases illustrate desmoplastic melanoma as an unusual etiology and dangerous clinical pitfall in patients with scar\u2010like alopecia. 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