title: Hair loss and hirsutism in the elderly.
abstract: This article contains a brief review of hair follicle biology, followed by a presentation of the workup of elderly patients who present with hair loss or hirsutism. Common hair disorders, such as graying, telogen effluvium, androgenic alopecia, senescent alopecia, alopecia arcuata, hirsutism, and hypertrichosis, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, Minneapolis 55455, USA. hordi001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hordinsky
authors.forename: Marty
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawaya
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006200:Hair Color / Q000502:physiology; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000502:physiology; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans