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

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Hair Loss (Alopecia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... planopilaris Pattern ... • Hyperthyroidism ... #causes
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Localized / Focal ... Hair Loss Pattern ... Traction alopecia Diffuse ... Hair Loss Pattern ... pattern hair loss
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Diffuse Hair Loss ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... planopilaris Pattern ... • Hyperthyroidism ... #causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... Anorexia, weight loss ... Ovarian CA Diffuse ... intolerance • SIBO Focal ... Hypercalcemia • Hypothyroidism
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
nail base, with loss ... Local causes include ... Systemic causes ... drug reactions, hyperthyroidism ... Spots in the pattern
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
most common types Patterned ... hair loss: - Age ... patches; rarely diffuse ... alopecia in 5% of cases ... area of scalp; focal