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Alopecia

»	How is alopecia classified?
»	What are some common types of patterned hair loss?
»	Can cicatricial and noncicatricial alopecia be differentiated clinically?
»	What causes common balding?
»	How effective are medical treatments for common balding?
»	Is common balding in women managed differently than in men?
»	What are the surgical options for treatment of balding?
»	Discuss the common causes of circular bald spots.
»	What is alopecia totalis?
»	How is alopecia areata treated?
»	How is tinea capitis treated?
»	What is trichotillomania?
»	Who is most likely to be affected by trichotillomania?
»	Why do cancer patients lose their hair?
»	In what other clinical settings can a telogen effluvium occur?
»	To what forms of hair loss are black patients susceptible?
»	Discuss the mechanism of central, centrifugal, cicatricial alopecia (CCCA).
»	Name some medications that cause hair loss.
»	What is alopecia mucinosa?
»	What is meant by the term “moth-eaten alopecia"?

What are some common types of patterned hair loss?

• Patchy: Multiple scattered lesions
• Moth-eaten: Myriad, diffusely distributed, small lesions
• Ophiasis: Hair loss around periphery of the scalp
• Male pattern baldness: Symmetrical hair loss predominantly affecting the top (vertex) of the scalp