Overnight Alopecia: A Subtype of Acute Diffuse and Total Alopecia?

    January 2019 in “ International Journal of Trichology ”
    Byalakere Shivanna Chandrashekar, Chaithra Shenoy, Rashmi Agarwal
    Studysummary This case report describes a 42-year-old Indian female with acute diffuse and total alopecia who experienced sudden diffuse hair loss within one day, differentiating it from telogen effluvium through specific dermoscopic findings.
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