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

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... decalvans - Secondary ... to Skin Disease ... areata • Secondary ... #causes
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
effusion), mouth (ulcers ... nose (epistaxis), skin ... (alopecia, purpura ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... loss, causing secondary
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
areas -> Scaring alopecia ... hair follicles -> causes ... inflammation on skin ... > Mouth, Nasal Ulcers ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Rash Secondary ... stages of this disease ... Skin rash and malaise ... The signs and symptoms ... resembling rashes caused
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... decalvans - Secondary ... to Skin Disease ... areata • Secondary ... #causes
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... arthritis - with the skin ... inflammation is secondary ... should have other symptoms ... like “butterfly rash
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
hair follicles -> Alopecia ... esp legs) -> Leg Ulcers ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung disease ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
, non-specific skin ... rash • Vitamin ... D - Bone disease ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... Anemia • Zinc - Alopecia
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin ... Rash - Differential ... Secondary to venous ... veins, venous ulcers ... #causes
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... Discontinuation of causal ... Photosensitivity, Alopecia ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... Evolution: Chronic disease