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***With exclamation point hairs ([[alopecia areata]]) | ***With exclamation point hairs ([[alopecia areata]]) | ||
***With no hair ([[scarring]], traction, [[syphilis]], [[tinea]]) | ***With no hair ([[scarring]], traction, [[syphilis]], [[tinea]]) | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
Physical Examination
Appearance of the Patient
The appearance of the patient can provide clues to the diagnosis of alopecia.
Head
- Scalp
- Pattern: Diffuse or patchy
- Male pattern (diffuse): Bitemporal recession +/or vertex loss
- Female pattern (diffuse): Coronal thinning with preserved anterior hairline
- Patchy: With preserved hair of variable length (breakage)
- With exclamation point hairs (alopecia areata)
- With no hair (scarring, traction, syphilis, tinea)
Extremities
- Patient may also have nails that have a hammered brass appearance.