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

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Congenital hair shaft ... #Alopecia #dermatology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Localized / Focal ... Diffuse Hair ... Scaling, pustules, crusts ... • Hormonal disorder ... Differential #Diagnosis #dermatology
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Pathologic / Fragility Fractures ... / Ricketts - Diffuse ... #Fragility #Fractures ... #Pathologic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Focal / Localized ... Congenital hair shaft ... #Focal #Localized ... #dermatology #Differential ... #causes
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
with autoimmune disorders ... , humeral head fracture ... a stroke that caused ... Shoulder pain: Diffuse ... stages #staging #msk
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
: Clinical features ... patches; rarely diffuse ... in 5% of cases ... area of scalp; focal ... other psychiatric disorders
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
Fracture Healing ... Stage (0-7d) • Fracture ... Metabolic / Endocrine disorders ... Fluoroquinolones - Causes ... #Orthopedics #msk