title: Alopecia in general medicine.
abstract: Appreciation of different types of hair loss (alopecia) that may be encountered in hospital medicine is important to ensure accurate diagnosis and management, identify underlying medical conditions or treatments that may present with increased hair loss, recognise autoimmune alopecias and their associations, and understand the significant psychological impact of hair loss on an individual. This article discusses common causes of hair loss, as well as those conditions that may be associated with systemic disease, relevant to a general physician.
authors.affiliation: The University of Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.
authors.forename: Rajani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nalluri
authors.affiliation: The University of Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK matthew.harries@srft.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harries
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Alopecia; JAK inhibitors; autoimmune; chemotherapy; hair loss
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