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

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Loose anagen syndrome ... • Lithium - Stress ... Psychological stress ... #causes
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Diffuse Hair ... , Loose anagen syndrome ... Scaling, pustules, crusts ... texture at bald spots ... Vitamin D levels Systemic
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
localized, crampy, diffuse ... Peripheral Nervous System ... regional pain syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Diffuse Hair Loss ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Loose anagen syndrome ... Psychological stress ... #causes
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
and permanent alopecia ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... enteropathy, and diffuse ... • Nonscarring alopecia
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
The mechanism is ... Systemic causes ... nail growth from systemic ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... , sarcoidosis, alopecia
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Possible mechanisms ... starting amiodarone treatment ... syndrome) is rare ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclude other causes