Alopecia
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Alopecia Symptoms
Symptoms of alopecia include:
Hair loss
Itchy scalp
Mild scaling of the skin on the scalp
Mild redness of the skin on the scalp
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Alopecia areata symptoms
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Related Topics:
Alopecia areata
Drug side effect
Scalp itching
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Hair loss
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Last Updated: Mar 26, 2007
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Alopecia References:
Lenane P, Pope E, Krafchik B. Congenital alopecia areata. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005 Feb;52(2 Suppl 1):8-11.
Ross EK, Shapiro J. Management of hair loss. Dermatol Clin. 2005 Apr;23(2):227-43.
Trueb RM; Swiss Trichology Study Group. Finasteride treatment of patterned hair loss in normoandrogenic postmenopausal women. Dermatology. 2004;209(3):202-7.
Wiedemeyeer K, Schill WB, LOser C. Diseases on hair follicles leading to hair loss part I: nonscarring alopecias. Skinmed. 2004 Jul-Aug;3(4):209-14.
Wiedemeyer K, Schill WB, Loser C. Diseases on hair follicles leading to hair loss part II: scarring alopecias. Skinmed. 2004 Sep-Oct;3(5):266-9.
