This is the first case report of tinea capitis associated with Cryptococcus laurentii as well as Candida parapsilosis in an eleven year old male which responded to treatments with griseofulvin, lamisil, as well as fluconazole only to show recurrent alopecia from an underlying problem of trichotillomania. When confronted with the biopsy diagnosis of trichotillomania, the family admitted knowledg...

What diagnoses should be considered? The most important diagnosis to consider is alopecia areata. This is an immune-mediated form of hair loss that most commonly affects the scalp, but it can affect any hair-bearing site. It can occur in any ethnic group, both sexes and at any age, with an estimated lifetime risk of 1.7% in the general population. Other diagnoses to consider include tinea capit...

BACKGROUND Various kinds of alopecia can show small round or oval hairless patch. Dermoscopy could be a simple, useful tool for making a correct diagnosis. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate clinical usefulness of dermoscopy for diseases with small round or oval hairless patch on the scalp. METHODS Dermoscopic examination was performed for 148 patients with small round or ova...

We report five cases of pattern alopecia in female patients who are undergoing hormonal anticancer therapy for the prevention of recurrence of breast cancer after surgery. Three patients demonstrated male pattern alopecia with receding frontal hairlines, and two patients demonstrated female pattern alopecia without receding hairlines. The detailed clinical history showed that the pattern alopec...

To the Editor, We read with interest the excellent article titled “Use of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of temporal triangular alopecia” by Campos et al.1 However, we take issue with their statement that the incidence of congenital triangular alopecia has been estimated at 0.11%.2 Taken at face value, readers may assume that 0.11% of the general population have congenital triangular alopecia. The...

OBJECTIVE To provide family physicians with a background understanding of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, histology, and clinical approach to the diagnosis of alopecia areata (AA). SOURCES OF INFORMATION PubMed was searched for relevant articles regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prognosis of AA. MAIN MESSAGE Alopecia areata is a form of autoimmune hair loss with a lifetime prevalen...

Background and Objective: Non-scarring alopecia is a challenge in the diagnosis and treatment, rarely studied in Asian countries. The current study aimed at evaluating histopathological features including hair count of different subtypes of non-scarring alopecia in Iranian patients.Methods: The current study was conducted on 114 cases diagnosed with...

OBJECTIVES To better categorize the epidemiologic profile, clinical features, and disease associations of loose anagen hair syndrome (LAHS) compared with other forms of childhood alopecia. DESIGN Retrospective survey. SETTING Academic pediatric dermatology practice. Patients Three hundred seventy-four patients with alopecia referred from July 1, 1997, to June 31, 2007. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUR...

Background: Scarring (cicatricial) alopecia represents a complex group of inflammatory disorders, mainly characterized by destruction of the hair follicle unit. Lichen planopilaris (LPP) and discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) are the two main causes of primary cicatricial alopecia (PCA), both leading to hair follicle destruction and irreversible alopecia. However, they are different in pathogene...

W e describe a 42-year-old woman with relapsingremitting multiple sclerosis (MS) who developed alopecia while receiving pharmacotherapy with glatiramer acetate (GA). The patient was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 1998 based on her clinical presentation, positive surrogate disease markers on magnetic resonance imaging, and the presence of multiple oligoclonal bands in her cerebrospinal...