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

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

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Localized / Focal ... Folliculitis decalvans, Tinea ... Disease: Discoid lupus ... Broken Hair Shafts: Tinea ... Traction alopecia Diffuse
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Focal / Localized ... Hair Loss (Alopecia ... 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
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
/nephritis • Lupus ... /RPS class IV (diffuse ... change disease • Focal ... nephrology #pathology #comparison
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
Patterned hair loss ... patches; rarely diffuse ... in 5% of cases Tinea ... area of scalp; focal