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Most adult women experiencing hair loss are aged 21-40, with the most common type being female pattern hair loss. Trichoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing different types of hair loss.

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.

Hair loss can be caused by hormones, illness, autoimmune disorders, or vitamin deficiencies, and treatments vary depending on the type.

Trichotillomania, a disorder where people compulsively pull out their own hair, often starts around age 12, is more common in adult females, and can be treated with behavior therapy and medication.

Scalp biopsies help tell apart androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata.

A new type of sudden, complete female hair loss was found, with most patients fully recovering within 6 months without needing steroid treatment.

AGA patients have fewer hairs and smaller follicles; T:V ratio above 4:1 may indicate AGA.

Scalp dermatoscopy helps diagnose and monitor hair loss severity.

Two trichoscopic patterns found in hair loss: diffuse fibrotic and androgenetic alopecia, affecting treatment choice and regrowth chances.

Increased scalp sweating in frontal fibrosing alopecia may be linked to local skin inflammation.

Accurate diagnosis of cicatricial alopecias requires thorough scalp examination and multiple biopsy techniques.

Scalp melanoma is more common and easier to diagnose early in people with androgenetic alopecia due to sun damage.

A woman's scalp infection caused by a fungus led to permanent hair loss and was hard to treat but responded to a specific antifungal.

The study found that horizontal sections of scalp biopsies are better for analyzing hair loss, showing fewer hairs and more fine hairs in balding areas.

Some cases of tinea capitis, a fungal scalp infection, can look like scarring hair loss due to the body's immune response and the fungus itself.

Both concentrations of triamcinolone acetonide are effective for hair regrowth in patchy alopecia areata, but 5 mg/mL is recommended to reduce side effects.

Chemotherapy often causes hair loss in cancer patients, affecting their mental health, but scalp cooling can help prevent it.

Some people with pattern hair loss may also have scalp inflammation and scarring similar to lichen planopilaris.

The document describes how to tell different types of non-scarring hair loss apart by looking at hair and scalp tissue under a microscope.

Trichoscopy helps diagnose and monitor alopecia areata by looking at a combination of specific hair and scalp features.

Trichoscopy helps tell apart alopecia areata and trichotillomania in Asians by looking at specific hair and scalp features.

A premenopausal woman had hair loss and skin issues, treated with topical steroids.

Trichoscopy helps diagnose and monitor hair loss, showing different signs at various stages of hair thinning.

Small white dots on the scalp seen with a dermoscope correspond to sweat ducts and vary with different hair disorders.

Alopecia areata can look like frontal fibrosing alopecia, making diagnosis hard.

Cyclosporine combined with corticosteroids is more effective for severe alopecia areata than cyclosporine alone.

A woman developed rare, unexplained curly hair on her scalp and eyelashes.

The document concludes that early and accurate diagnosis of hair loss on the top of the scalp in Black men is important to distinguish CCCA from other types of hair loss.

Focal atrichia helps diagnose female pattern hair loss.

Lupus can look like hair loss from alopecia areata but needs different treatment.