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Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... cellulitis of the scalp ... stress Physical Examination ... #alopecia #Differential
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Hair Loss (Alopecia ... Diffuse and Focal) Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... totalis (all scalp ... #causes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Cognitive impairment + loss ... MRI, iADL scale, ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... - 2nd cause after ... #Differential #
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
Hepatitis, dermatitis, dementia ... ulcers, arthritis, alopecia ... Fevers, weight loss ... SHALLOTS #Mnemonic #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Diffuse Hair Loss ... (Alopecia) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... totalis (all scalp ... #causes
Neurological Disorders and the Creative Process
Behavior:
 • Obsession and repetition: Frontotemporal Dementia/ Corticobasal degeneration
 • Functional
Frontotemporal Dementia ... loss: Alzheimer's ... Disorders #Creative #creativity ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
Patterned hair loss ... in 5% of cases ... inflammation; scales ... #types #differential ... #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... Syncope: Transient loss ... cardiovascular causes ... loss without other ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... - Cytopenia - Less ... Discontinuation of causal ... Photosensitivity, Alopecia ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Clinical Frailty Score ... symptoms but are less ... from whatever cause ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... Clinical #Frailty #Scale