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

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Hair Loss (Alopecia ... ) - General (Diffuse ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Localized / Focal ... decalvans, Tinea Capitis ... Shafts: Tinea Capitis ... Traction alopecia Diffuse ... Scaling, pustules, crusts
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Polio Virus -> Fecal-oral ... sensorineural hearing loss ... anomalies: hearing loss ... malaise, tachypnea, otitis ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Focal / Localized ... Hair Loss (Alopecia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... HairLoss #Alopecia #Focal ... #causes
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
• Secondary (less ... a stroke that caused ... healing (i.e. local ... Shoulder pain: Diffuse ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
Patterned hair loss ... patches; rarely diffuse ... alopecia in 5% of cases ... Tinea capitis ... area of scalp; focal