Full Description
Offering the reader a comprehensive look at the material regarding alopecia areata, this book is divided into several sections: One section encompasses the detailed overview of alopecia areata including its epidemiology, etiology, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment options; another section provides information and content about different comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata; the third section contains case studies of patients diagnosed with alopecia areata, including their signs, symptoms, lab tests, clinical management, and treatment; and the last section covers research studies on this disease. Complete with full color photographs of patients before, during, and after the disease to accompany the various sections, Alopeacia Areata -- A Clinician's Guide is written for dermatologists as well as internists dealing with the comorbid conditions that often accompany alopecia areata.
Contents
Part 1: Overview.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part 2: Diffuse Alopecia.- Chapter 2 - Diffuse alopecia areata.- Chapter 3 - Alopecia totalis / universalis.- Chapter 4 - Telogen effluvium.- Chapter 5 - Anagen effluvium.- Chapter 6 - Loose anagen syndrome.- Part 3: Focal Alopecia - Non-scarring Alopecias.- Chapter 7 - Androgenetic alopecia (AGA).- Chapter 8 - Alopecia areata.- Chapter 9 - Tinea capitis.- Part 4: Focal Alopecia - Traumatic Hair Loss.- Chapter 10 - Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder).- Chapter 11 - Traction alopecia.- Part 5: Focal Alopecia - Cicatricial Alopecia.- Chapter 12 - Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus.- Chapter 13 - Lichen planopilaris.- Chapter 14 - Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.- Part 6: Pathology slides.- Chapter 15 - Pathology slides.- Part 7: Research studies.- Chapter 16 - Research study 1.- Chapter 17 - Research study 2.- Part 8: Case reports and photos.- Chapter 18 - Patient descriptions.
