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Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Diffuse Hair ... Scaling, pustules, crusts ... • Laboratory evaluation ... • Thyroid disorders ... • Hormonal disorder
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
the most common types ... Patterned hair ... patches; rarely diffuse ... in 5% of cases ... other psychiatric disorders