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Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Capitis - Skin ... Diffuse Hair ... Diagnosis #dermatology ... #Hairloss
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Hair Loss (Alopecia ... and Focal) Differential ... - Secondary to Skin ... #Focal #HairLoss ... #Alopecia #dermatology
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Diffuse Hair Loss ... (Alopecia) - Differential ... Psychological stress #Diffuse ... #HairLoss #Alopecia ... #dermatology #Differential
Skin Hypopigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of hair, eyes, skin
 • Phenylketonuria
- Differential ... hypopigmentation of hair ... Hypopigmentation #disorders ... #skin #dermatology ... #Differential #
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
- Differential ... - Secondary to Skin ... Secondary syphilis #HairLoss ... #Localized #dermatology ... #Differential #
Disorders of Pigmentations - Hypopigmentation and Hyperpigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

HYPOPIGMENTATION
Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of
Disorders of Pigmentations ... hypopigmentation of hair ... , eyes, skin • ... #skin #dermatology ... #Differential #
Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
Drug Rashes - Comparison ... >90% of total skin ... with or without diffuse ... #Erythroderma #Dermatology ... #Emergency #Differential
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
Nonscarring Alopecias ... patches; rarely diffuse ... multifocal - Total alopecia ... other psychiatric disorders ... #types #differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... just beneath the skin ... Felty Syndrome • Hairy ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... blood count with differential