title: General evaluation of the patient with alopecia.
abstract: The evaluation of the patient with alopecia is a multistep process that comprises obtaining a good medical history, performing the clinical examination with a special emphasis on the examination of cut and plucked hair, doing a scalp biopsy, and ordering appropriate laboratory studies. Genetic counseling may be given if it is requested.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hordinsky
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D001706:Biopsy; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp