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

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
/ LOCALIZED Scarring ... Infectious • Tinea ... - Secondary to Skin ... Shafts • Tinea ... #dermatology #Differential
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Focal / Localized ... Infectious • Tinea ... - Secondary to Skin ... #Focal #Localized ... #dermatology #Differential
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
for Hair Loss Localized ... / Focal Hair Loss ... Folliculitis decalvans, Tinea ... Capitis - Skin ... Differential #Diagnosis #dermatology
Christmas Tree Rash of Pityriasis rosea
 - small oval scaling patches
 - Christmas tree pattern
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- small oval scaling ... parallel to lines of skin ... nummular eczema, tinea ... rosea #clinical #dermatology ... #photo #PhysicalExam
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
release cytokines -> localized ... alopecia • Red ... with keratotic scaling ... cells -> Incr local ... inflammation on skin
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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Papulosquamous Skin ... Rash - Differential ... Herald's atch • Tinea ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
dermatitis - Anywhere - Localized ... collarette of scale • Tinea ... with site, (e.g„ tinea ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #rash #differential