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Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Irreversible-biopsy required • Lupus ... erythematosus ... • Discoid lupus ... erythematosus
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
anti-Smith Ab, low complements ... Skin Disease Classification ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... enteropathy, and diffuse ... RNP antibodies, Complement
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
chain causing local ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic lupus ... erythematosus Type ... allergy #table #classification ... #comparison
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
- Local and systemic ... Complement activation ... , and systemic lupus ... erythematosus ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification