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Non-Scarring Alopecia

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•always check meds and in a child pull a hair and check for hair shaft abnormality
•telogen effluvium
•androgenic
•alopecia areata
•trichotillomania (monk’s fringe)
•SLE
•alopecia syphilitica (moth eaten)
•female pattern hair loss
•thyroid
•hypothyroid - hair becomes dry, brittle, coarse and sparse
•hyperthyroid - hair becomes extremely fine and sparse

 

 

 

Meds associated with hair loss:

•big three – coumadin, retinoids, prednisone