Permanent Alopecia After Systemic Chemotherapy: A Clinicopathological Study of 10 Cases
March 2011
in “
The American Journal of Dermatopathology
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permanent alopecia systemic chemotherapy androgenetic alopecia terminal hairs telogen hairs vellus hairs anagen hairs telogen ratio stem cell populations hair matrix cells dermal papilla non-reversible alopecia non-scarring alopecia chemotherapy-induced alopecia permanent hair loss chemotherapy male pattern baldness hair follicles resting phase hairs fine hairs growth phase hairs resting phase ratio stem cells hair root cells hair root non-scarring hair loss chemotherapy hair loss
Studysummary This study found that permanent alopecia can occur after certain chemotherapy treatments and presents as nonscarring hair loss similar to androgenetic alopecia, with specific histological features that could be misdiagnosed without proper clinicopathological correlation.
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