TLDR Classifying alopecia helps diagnose and treat different types of hair loss accurately.
Alopecia classifications enabled accurate diagnosis, targeted therapy, and precise prognosis. The most common types included androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, alopecia areata, and cicatricial alopecia. Cicatricial alopecia was characterized by the loss of follicular ostia, while androgenetic alopecia caused early hair loss in both males and females. Hair loss could occur through various mechanisms, including defective or traumatized hair shafts. A multifactorial classification was developed to study parameters like facial distances, scalp laxity and thickness, and hair coverage, aiding in the diagnosis of cicatricial alopecia.
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June 2006 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” The document concludes that accurate diagnosis of different types of hair loss requires careful examination of hair and scalp tissue, considering both clinical and microscopic features.
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March 2006 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Most hair loss disorders can be accurately diagnosed and treated in an outpatient setting.
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December 2020 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” The document concludes that understanding and treating hair loss requires recognizing its various types and using appropriate diagnostic tools and treatments.
