title: Diagnosis and management of the hair loss patient.
abstract: Telogen effluvium, alopecia areata, traction/chemical alopecia, and androgenetic alopecia account for more than 90 percent of all causes of hair loss in patients presenting to the dermatologist's office. A thorough understanding of these hair diseases will enable the practicing dermatologist to effectively manage the vast majority of patients who present with scalp hair loss.
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans