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

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

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

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... : • Scarring Alopecia ... Folliculitis decalvans, Tinea ... Broken Hair Shafts: Tinea ... #Differential #
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 ... #types #differential
Disorders of Pigmentations - Hypopigmentation and Hyperpigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

HYPOPIGMENTATION
Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of
Hyperpigmentation - Differential ... Localized Acquired • Tinea ... • Melasma • Tinea ... #dermatology #Differential
Red Leg - Cellulitis Mimickers
 - Unilateral
     • Contact Dermatitis
Dermatitis • Tinea ... redleg #diagnosis #differential
Secondary Disseminated Syphilis

Case from my residency that @EstradaElJefe helped me publish in JGIM. One important finding
is the patchy alopecia ... Photo #SkinRash #Alopecia
Primary Dermatologic Nail Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nail Plate - Pitting
 • Psoriasis
 • Alopecia Areata
Nail
Nail Disorders - Differential ... Psoriasis • Alopecia ... #dermatology #Differential
TACROLIMUS - Side Effects Mnemonic

Tremor 
Alopecia 
Cardiovascular (HTN) 
Renal insufficiency 
Oncologic (Skin Cancer) 
Lipids (hyperlipidemia) 
Insulin
Mnemonic Tremor Alopecia
Skin Hypopigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of hair, eyes, skin
 • Phenylketonuria
Hypopigmentation - Differential ... Localized Acquired • Tinea ... #dermatology #Differential