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How to diagnose hair loss.
Dermatol Clin. 2013 Jan; 31(1):21-8.DC

Abstract

This review presents a systematic approach to the diagnosis of hair loss. An accurate diagnosis is based on history, clinical examination, laboratory tests, and scalp biopsy. Whether the hair loss is a cicatricial or noncicatricial alopecia guides one's history taking. After assessing the patient's global appearance, the hair and scalp are evaluated, aided by a hair pull, hair tug, Hair Card, and hair mount. Scalp biopsies can confirm a diagnosis and are essential in all cases of cicatricial alopecia. In all patients with hair loss a complete blood count, ferritin, thyroid stimulating hormone, and vitamin D 25OH should be ordered.

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Jackson AJ
Advanced Dermatology, 430 S. Mason Rd #101, Katy, TX 77450, USA.
Price VH
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MeSH

AlopeciaBiopsyCicatrixDiagnosis, DifferentialHair FollicleHumansTrichotillomania

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

23159173

Citation

Jackson, Adrianna J., and Vera H. Price. "How to Diagnose Hair Loss." Dermatologic Clinics, vol. 31, no. 1, 2013, pp. 21-8.
Jackson AJ, Price VH. How to diagnose hair loss. Dermatol Clin. 2013;31(1):21-8.
Jackson, A. J., & Price, V. H. (2013). How to diagnose hair loss. Dermatologic Clinics, 31(1), 21-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.det.2012.08.007
Jackson AJ, Price VH. How to Diagnose Hair Loss. Dermatol Clin. 2013;31(1):21-8. PubMed PMID: 23159173.
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