title: Clinical approach to the patient with alopecia.
abstract: Hair loss, or alopecia, is a common patient complaint and a source of significant psychological and physical distress. The majority of common hair loss disorders can be accurately diagnosed in the outpatient setting with a systematic evaluation of the patient. This review will present a clinical approach to the patient with alopecia by describing the history, clinical findings, and diagnosis of various hair loss disorders.
authors.affiliation: Case Western School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Paradi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mirmirani
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans