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Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

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

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Diffuse and Focal) Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Secondary to Skin ... Disease • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... arthritis - with the skin ... should have other symptoms ... #Differential #
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... neuropathies • Skin ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... 2) Presence of symptoms ... status (edema, JVD, skin ... , liver, renal disease ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
manifestations Skin ... Inflammation of skin ... granulomas under skin ... hair follicles -> Alopecia ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... redness of the skin ... staphylococcal scalded skin ... , the differential ... includes Kawasaki disease
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... , skin or esophageal ... #Differential #
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Secondary to Skin ... Disease • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... retinal damage) • Skin ... test (this is a skin ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... diagnosis #management #signs