Інтерпретація фізикальних результатів дослідження алопеції

Asymmetric, bizarre, irregular hair loss pattern

Trichotillomania

Circular, discrete patches of loss; short, broken hairs; exclamation point hairs at periphery of patches

Alopecia areata

Patchy hair loss that appears moth-eaten

Secondary syphilis

Pruritus, erythema, and scaling

Chronic cutaneous lupus, lichen planopilaris

Tinea capitis (particularly if adenopathy is present)

Pustules

Scarring dermatologic or infectious process (eg, dissecting cellulitis of the scalp, acne keloidalis nuchae)

Scalp and body hair loss

Alopecia universalis

Unruly or unusually wooly hair

Primary hair shaft abnormality

Virilization (see Hirsutism)

Adrenal disorder or tumor

Pituitary adenoma

Ovarian tumors

Anabolic steroid use (sometimes surreptitious)