Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a common dermatological condition affecting both men and women. In the case of men, up to 30% over the age of 30 and more than 50% over the age of 50 are affected. AGA also affects women although clinical signs are usually milder and associated with diffuse thinning of the scalp hair. AGA invariably causes serious psychological problems especially in women. By far...

Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA) is the most common noncicatricial alopecia that leads to the progressive miniaturization of the hair follicle. Scalp terminal hairs are converted into vellus hairs, primarily due to two factors: genetic predisposition and hormonal stimulation. The incidence and prevalence of AGA increases with age. The onset of AGA is gradual, and when this pathology progresses, the ...

BACKGROUND Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is one of the most common chronic problems seen by dermatologists worldwide. It is characterized by progressive hair loss, especially of scalp hair, and has distinctive patterns of loss in women versus men, but in both genders the central scalp is most severely affected. It often begins around puberty and is known to effect self-esteem and the individual's...

To cite: Lacarrubba F, Micali G. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202918 DESCRIPTION A 4-year-old Caucasian girl presented with a 1-year history of asymptomatic, localised alopecia. Examination revealed a 3.5×3.0 cm area of alopecia over the right frontotemporal region of the scalp, with its apex towards the vertex (figure 1). There was no scali...

Hair loss or alopecia is a common and distressing clinical complaint in the primary care setting and can arise from heterogeneous etiologies. In the pediatric population, hair loss often presents with patterns that are different from that of their adult counterparts. Given the psychosocial complications that may arise from pediatric alopecia, prompt diagnosis and management is particularly impo...

Ageing is a complex process involving various genetic, hormonal, and environmental mechanisms. As the rest of the skin, the scalp and hair are subject to intrinsic or chronologic ageing, and extrinsic ageing due to environmental factors. Both occur in conjunction with the other and are superimposed on each other. Intrinsic factors are related to individual genetic and epigenetic mechanisms with...

BACKGROUND Permanent alopecia after bone marrow transplantation is rare, but more and more cases have been described, typically involving high doses of chemotherapeutic agents used in the conditioning regimen for the transplant. Busulfan, classically described in cases of irreversible alopecia, remains associated in recent cases. The pathogenesis involved in hair loss is not clear and there are...