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Alopecia - Coggle Diagram
Alopecia
Clinical Manifestation
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Patterned, patchy and diffuse hair loss
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Treatment
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Minoxidil may be administered OTC and applied twice daily to the scalp, eyebrows, and beard
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Diagnosis
A doctor may diagnose this condition by looking at it with naked eyes to see hair loss and by examining that hair samples under a microscope
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Pathophysiology
It remains unknown but this disorder is a T cell madiated autoimmune that is most likely to occur in genetically individual
Alopecia areata It occurs usually when hair follicles attacked by the immune system or maybe a strong stress.
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References
Harries MJ, et al. (2010). Management of alopecia areata [Abstract]. DOI:
10.1136/bmj.c3671
Hammerschmidt M, et al. (2014). Efficacy and safety of methotrexate in alopecia areata. DOI:
10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142869