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Acquired alopecia is hair loss that can be reversible or irreversible, depending on whether the hair follicle is destroyed.

A woman with a rare scalp condition causing a thick scalp and hair loss didn't improve with steroid treatment.

Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia is a type of hair loss affecting mostly older women, with no agreed best treatment.

Common hair loss can be diagnosed with a physical exam and sometimes a hair test or skin biopsy, and treated with medication or surgery, with ongoing treatment needed to keep results.

Trichoscopy helps diagnose female hair loss easily.

Injections of special skin cells showed potential in treating hair loss, with some participants experiencing increased hair density.

Shrinking of oil glands in the skin is a key sign of hair loss linked to TNF inhibitor drugs and may improve if the treatment is stopped.

Imatinib can cause hair loss due to lichen planopilaris.

A cat lost hair on its back a month after a road accident, despite no initial skin injuries.

The patient's hair loss is most likely due to diffuse alopecia areata.

A condition called Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia causes hair loss and scalp burning in middle-aged African women, and it's treated with various medications, hair transplants, and non-drug methods like wigs.

Trichoscopy is effective for diagnosing and monitoring female pattern hair loss.

iPSCs can help treat genetic skin disorders by creating healthy skin cells from a small biopsy.

Dermoscopy helps dermatologists diagnose different types of hair loss accurately without always needing a biopsy.

A woman with hair loss had a benign sweat duct tumor found during a scalp biopsy.

Chronic scalp lesions with crusts and pus indicate Erosive Pustular Dermatosis, which is confirmed by biopsy and effectively treated with strong topical steroids.

The 'Swiss cheese' pattern in scalp biopsies can indicate trichotillomania, not just alopecia areata.

Isolated long hairs at the original hairline can help diagnose Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia.

Chronic scalp lesions with crusts and pus that heal with strong topical steroids suggest Erosive Pustular Dermatosis, confirmed by biopsy showing specific immune cells.

Androgenetic alopecia, a common hair loss condition, can be treated with topical minoxidil, oral finasteride, or oral spironolactone, and new treatments like platelet-rich plasma, low-level laser therapy, and janus-kinase inhibitors are being explored.

Follicular mucinosis can be an early sign of aggressive mycosis fungoides.

The document concludes that understanding and treating hair loss requires recognizing its various types and using appropriate diagnostic tools and treatments.

A woman with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus had widespread skin symptoms triggered by medication and sunlight, which improved with specific treatments.

Some patients with mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome experience hair loss, which may be similar to alopecia areata or linked to skin lesions, possibly due to abnormal T cells, and bexarotene can help treat it.

The review suggests seeing a dermatologist for scarring hair loss and using treatments like minoxidil or finasteride for common male and female pattern hair loss.

Tinea capitis can be misdiagnosed as bacterial infection in adult women but is treatable with antifungal medication.

The document concludes that early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for children with hair loss to prevent permanent damage, although not all conditions can be effectively treated.

Most hair loss can be diagnosed with patient history and physical exam, and a few common types make up most cases.

Quick treatment of hair disorders in teenage girls is important because of the emotional effects.

A woman with lupus experienced skin death due to a blood clotting disorder after stopping a blood thinner, which healed with treatment.