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

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

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious • Tinea ... Shafts • Tinea ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Diagnosis Framework ... : • Scarring Alopecia ... Folliculitis decalvans, Tinea ... Broken Hair Shafts: Tinea ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
Nonscarring Alopecias ... Distribution: generalized Alopecia ... multifocal - Total alopecia ... in 5% of cases Tinea ... #differential #diagnosis
Secondary Disseminated Syphilis

Case from my residency that @EstradaElJefe helped me publish in JGIM. One important finding
is the patchy alopecia ... Photo #SkinRash #Alopecia
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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Tinea Versicolor ... erythematous Diagnosis ... recalcitrant) #Tinea ... Dermatology #SkinRash #Diagnosis
TACROLIMUS - Side Effects Mnemonic

Tremor 
Alopecia 
Cardiovascular (HTN) 
Renal insufficiency 
Oncologic (Skin Cancer) 
Lipids (hyperlipidemia) 
Insulin
Mnemonic Tremor Alopecia
Red Leg - Cellulitis Mimickers
 - Unilateral
     • Contact Dermatitis
Dermatitis • Tinea ... mimickers #redleg #diagnosis
Disorders of Pigmentations - Hypopigmentation and Hyperpigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

HYPOPIGMENTATION
Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of
- Differential Diagnosis ... Localized Acquired • Tinea ... • Melasma • Tinea ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Tinea Cruris: Fungal dermatitis of the genital region.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical Images

#Clinical
Tinea Cruris: Fungal ... Dermatology #SkinRash #Tinea