Alopecia

Alopecia
Alopecia as male pattern baldness at age 40
ICD-10	L65.9
ICD-9	704.09
DiseasesDB	14765
MedlinePlus	003246
MeSH	D000505

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Atrichia; hair loss

Treatment

• Goal of treatment is to avoid future hair loss.
• Scarring hair loss prevents hair from going back.
• Wigs and hair transplants
• Anagen effluvium

  • Treat illness or withdraw drug

• Telogen effluvium

  • Stress the recovery is normal

• Treat underlying cause of alopecia

Acknowledgements

The content on this page was first contributed by: Steven Wiviott, M.D.

References

Alopecia Types - More information about alopecia and the various different types