Symptoms of Alopecia
Symptoms of Alopecia
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources
for Alopecia includes the 4
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Medical Books Online about Alopecia
Medical Books Excerpts
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for more detailed information about Alopecia.
Medical Books Excerpts
- ALOPECIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Alopecia
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- BALDNESS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Alopecia
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Alopecia
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
- [ read ]
- Alopecia
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
- Alopecia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Hair Loss
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
- [ read ]
- BALDNESS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Symptoms of Alopecia: Online Medical Books
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Alopecia:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
In male-pattern alopecia, hair loss is gradual and usually affects the thinner, shorter, and less pigmented hairs of the frontal and parietal portions of the scalp. In women, hair loss is generally more diffuse; completely bald areas are uncommon but may occur.
Alopecia areata affects small patches of the scalp but may also occur as alopecia totalis, which involves the entire scalp and eyebrows, or as alopecia universalis, which involves the entire body. Although mild erythema may occur initially, affected areas of scalp or skin appear normal. “Exclamation point” hairs (loose hairs with dark, rough, brushlike tips on narrow, less pigmented shafts) occur at the periphery of new patches. Regrowth hairs are thin and may be white or gray. They’re usually replaced by normal hair.
In trichotillomania, patchy, incomplete areas of hair loss with many broken hairs appear on the scalp but may occur on other areas such as the eyebrows.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Alopecia:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
With male pattern alopecia, hair loss is gradual and usually affects the thinner, shorter, and less pigmented hairs of the frontal and parietal portions of the scalp. In women, hair loss is generally more diffuse; completely bald areas are uncommon, but they may occur.
Alopecia areata affects small patches of the scalp but may also occur as alopecia totalis, which involves the entire scalp, or as alopecia universalis, which involves the entire body. Although mild erythema may occur initially, affected areas of scalp or skin appear normal. “Exclamation point” hairs (loose hairs with dark, rough, brushlike tips on narrow, less-pigmented shafts) occur at the periphery of new patches. Regrowth initially appears as fine, downy hair, which is replaced by normal hair. (See Alopecia areata.)
In trichotillomania, patchy, incomplete areas of hair loss with many broken hairs appear on the scalp, although they may occur on other areas such as the eyebrows.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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may not be fully accurate,
and may not be the full list of Alopecia signs or Alopecia symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Alopecia may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Alopecia symptoms.
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