Baldness (alopecia) was found in Diagnosaurus 2.0 which helps you diagnose, treat, and follow up on over 900 medical conditions seen in everyday practice.
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DDx
Scarring (cicatricial)
- Chemical or physical trauma
- Lichen planopilaris
- Bacterial or fungal infection (severe)
- Herpes zoster (shingles) (severe)
- Discoid lupus erythematosus
- Scleroderma
- Excessive ionizing radiation
Nonscarring
- Androgenic (male pattern) baldness
- Telogen effluvium
- Alopecia areata
- Trichotillomania
- Drug-induced alopecia (e.g., thallium, excessive vitamin A, retinoids, chemotherapy, anticoagulants, antithyroid drugs, oral contraceptives, trimethadione, allopurinol, propranolol, indomethacin, amphetamines, salicylates, gentamicin, levodopa)
- SLE
- Secondary syphilis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Iron-deficiency anemia
- Pituitary insufficiency
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