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

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
) Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious • Tinea ... • Discoid lupus ... Shafts • Tinea ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Localized / Focal ... Folliculitis decalvans, Tinea ... Disease: Discoid lupus ... Broken Hair Shafts: Tinea
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Contact dermatitis ... Bullous systemic lupus ... Vesiculobullous #SkinRash ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Herald's atch • Tinea ... soles • Discoid Lupus ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Focal / Localized ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious • Tinea ... • Discoid lupus ... Shafts • Tinea
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
chain causing local ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic lupus ... Examples: Contact dermatitis ... classification #comparison
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
- Local and systemic ... , and systemic lupus ... - Contact dermatitis ... Pathophysiology #Allergy #Diagnosis
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
/nephritis • Lupus ... change disease • Focal ... nephrology #pathology #comparison ... #table #diagnosis