title: Alopecia due to common metabolic diseases.
abstract: Alopecia is an important condition presenting with excessive hair loss. The problem of alopecia is important concern in trichology. Sometimes, alopecia can be due to complicated etiologies. The good examples are metabolic diseases. In this article, the authors will present the details of alopecia due to some important metabolic diseases. Special focus is made on diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand. somsriwiwan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Somsri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiwanitkit
authors.forename: Viroj
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wiwanitkit
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy