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Evaluation of alopecia: a new algorithm.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2702858     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The clinical evaluation of alopecia is becoming less precise as more histopathologic correlations become available. According to the classic approach, the clinician should initially differentiate between scarring and nonscarring alopecia. Because several case reports in the past ten years have demonstrated that the definition of "scarring alopecia" is ambiguous, the use of the traditional schema--scarring versus nonscarring--may well be outmoded. Therefore, we propose a new algorithm for the evaluation of alopecia that emphasizes the importance of both clinical and histologic findings.
Authors:
C E Modly; C M Wood; J W Burnett
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cutis; cutaneous medicine for the practitioner     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0011-4162     ISO Abbreviation:  Cutis     Publication Date:  1989 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-05-15     Completed Date:  1989-05-15     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0006440     Medline TA:  Cutis     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  148-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore 21201.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alopecia / diagnosis,  pathology*
Biopsy
Decision Trees*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans

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