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Alopecia AreataAlopecia Areata. Alopecia areata is a recurrent nonscarring type of hair loss that can affect any hair-bearing area. ... Background Alopecia areata is a ...
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Brocq Pseudopelade... used the term pseudopelade to describe a unique form of cicatricial alopecia resembling alopecia areata (Pelade is the French term for alopecia ...
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Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans... patients with lichen sclerosus. Vitiligo, thyroid disease, diabetes, and alopecia areata have also been commonly reported in association with lichen ...
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Not-to-Miss Diseases Presenting as Hair Loss: SlideshowHair loss can be the first sign of serious underlying psychiatric, infectious, rheumatologic, and other disease; review what to watch for.
Slideshow, October 2010
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Androgenetic AlopeciaAndrogenetic Alopecia. Androgenetic alopecia, or pattern alopecia, is an extremely common disorder affecting both men and women.
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Scarring AlopeciaScarring Alopecia. A systematic approach to the evaluation of alopecia allows for more effective management. ... evaluation of alopecia allows for more ...
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Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lasseur Syndrome... 1914, Piccardi described the first case of progressive scalp cicatricial alopecia, noncicatricial alopecia in the axilla and groin, and follicular lichen ...
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Trichotillomania... (Greek for "hair-pulling madness") is a compulsive disorder resulting in alopecia from repetitive hair manipulations by the patient's own hand.
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Alezzandrini Syndrome... Vogt[4] reported a patient with nontraumatic uveitis, poliosis, and alopecia. He hypothesized that the uveitis and poliosis were due to a ...
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Hair Graft Transplantation for BaldnessHair Graft Transplantation for Baldness. Hair loss occurs in more than 60% of men and in approximately 10% of women. ... Background Hair loss occurs in ...