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Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Capitis - Skin ... Disease: Discoid lupus ... Examination: • Signs ... Examine the entire skin
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Hair Loss (Alopecia ... Diffuse and Focal) Differential ... Irreversible-biopsy required • Lupus ... - Secondary to Skin ... • Discoid lupus
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
inflammation onto hair ... inflammation on skin ... Destruction of hair ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Combination of Skin Findings and Arthritis in Pediatrics Patient - Differential Diagnosis
Malar rash: 
 • A
Combination of Skin ... on texture of skin ... migrans: • Target sign ... Suggestive of Lyme infection ... dermatology #arthritis #skin
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
- Differential ... Irreversible-biopsy required - Infectious ... - Secondary to Skin ... • Discoid lupus ... #dermatology #Differential
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Vesiculobullous Skin ... Rash - Differential ... foliaceus - Infectious ... Bullous systemic lupus ... Vesiculobullous #SkinRash
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
Pustular Skin Rash ... - Differential ... borders of lips Infectious ... centered around hair ... #Pustular #SkinRash
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Photosensitivity, Butterfly rash ... Polyneuropathy, Cranial nerve ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... within 1 month of infection ... arthritis - with the skin ... should have other symptoms ... like “butterfly rash
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
Papulosquamous Skin ... Rash - Differential ... Auspitz sign, Koebner's ... soles • Discoid Lupus ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash