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There are two main types of alopecia areata with different severity, and diagnosis is made through clinical examination and trichoscopy, influencing treatment choices.

Trichoscopy helps tell apart Lichen planopilaris and Frontal fibrosing alopecia from other hair loss conditions.

The document concludes that treatment can improve hair growth and symptoms in Fibrosing Alopecia in a Pattern Distribution.

Painful hair loss in an elderly woman was caused by giant cell arteritis, not just aging.

Accurate diagnosis of hair loss types is crucial for effective treatment.

Men's and women's pattern hair loss progress differently, with men showing more hair thinning and women having more widespread hair loss.

Most older adults experience pattern hair loss due to shrinking hair follicles, with men and women showing different balding patterns.

UV-induced autofluorescence is effective for identifying different types of alopecia.

Scalp biopsy helps tell apart permanent and temporary hair loss types and guides treatment.

The Sinclair Shedding Scale is effective for diagnosing Alopecia Areata Incognita and monitoring treatment success.

Most children with alopecia areata improved with treatment, but those with more hair loss had worse outcomes.

A woman was misdiagnosed with hair loss for years, but actually had a rare type of alopecia.

Dirty dots are a common scalp finding in elderly women and can be washed away with shampoo.

Fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution is a unique hair loss condition with inflammation and scarring, resembling but distinct from common balding.

A 35-year-old man had patchy hair loss that was actually due to syphilis, not alopecia areata.

The authors updated the criteria for diagnosing frontal fibrosing alopecia, making it easier to diagnose without a biopsy.

A new drug, abrocitinib, helped a child with severe hair loss regrow hair.

Taking fluconazole for fungal infections might cause hair loss after about 3 months.

Different types of hair loss require specific treatments, and new treatments are being developed.

Proper medical treatments can control and even reverse female pattern hair loss, but it's important to check for related conditions like excessive male hormone production, especially in severe cases.

Male pattern baldness is partly caused by specific genes, but most genetic factors are still unknown.

The study found specific hair and scalp patterns for different types of hair loss in Koreans, noting racial differences affect diagnosis.

Examining scalp biopsies in different ways helps better diagnose hair loss types.

The girl has a genetic hair condition causing thin hair since childhood.

Trichoscopy is a non-invasive way to diagnose hair and scalp problems without needing hair samples.

Hypothyroidism patients with hair loss typically have thinning hair, smaller hair follicles, and normal hair shedding.

The treatment with an oral drug and topical lotion is effective and well-tolerated for hair loss after COVID-19.

Photography is essential for tracking hair disease progression, especially with consistent lighting and documenting specific scalp areas.

The document concludes that "Photodamage" and "Photoimmunology" are valuable resources, while "Pediatric Dermatopathology" and "Hair and Scalp Disorders" have limitations.

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and hair loss had non-scarring alopecia with fewer hair follicles, and direct immunofluorescence did not help identify lupus.