allopecia

Question 1

how long is the telogen phase?

Answer 1

is always 3 MONTHS

Question 2

most scalp hairs are in what phase of the hair cycle

Answer 2

anagen

Question 3

how many follicles arrive to the end of telogen by the end of each day

Answer 3

about 100

Question 4

woman presents with widened center scalp, pull test negative

Answer 4

androgenetic alopecia

Question 5

androgenetic alllopecia in men and women is characterized by

Answer 5

minituarization of the hair

Question 6

where does hair loss start in men

Answer 6

temple and vertex

Question 7

women do NOT experience hair loss due to androgenetic allopecia where?

Answer 7

in frontal scalp

Question 8

what can you consider for treatment for hair loss in women and in men?

Answer 8

Minoxidil
spironolactone + OCP
Men: Minoxidil, finasteride

Question 9

circular areas of hair loss for 5 months,
+++ shedding as hair is falling out,
smooth areas of hair loss

Answer 9

allopecia areata

Question 10

what is the cause of allopecia areata

Answer 10

autoimmune attack on hair bulb/not on stem cells

Question 11

most common nail finding in allopecia areata

Answer 11

pitting

Question 12

first line treatment for alopecia areata

Answer 12

Steroids/topical or intralesional

Question 13

Diffuse loss of hair everywhere, no itching or burning, Usually 3 months after a trigger, Pull test positive

Answer 13

Telogen effluvium

Question 14

drugs that can cause telogen effluvium

Answer 14

beta blockers
lithium
SSRIs

Question 15

a positive pull test is

Answer 15

when you pull on 50 hairs, 5 or more come out

Question 16

Itching, burning pain, diffuse hair loss, scalp redness, scalp on fire, scale around the hair follicles with no hair follicle openings

Answer 16

• Lichen planoplaris

Question 17

Clinical presentation of lichen planoplaris

Answer 17

• perifollicular erythema
• perifollicular scale
  LOSS of follicular openings

Question 18

treating lichen planoplaris

Answer 18

• steroid/immunosuppressant - hair transplant

Question 19

Most common scarring allopecia in black women

Answer 19

• Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia

Question 20

central hair loss in a black woman

Answer 20

CCCA

Question 21

Pustules, crusting, and tufting, scalp swabs growing Staph aureus
itching, burning, Vertex

Answer 21

Folliculitis decalvans

Question 22

treatment for folliculitis decalvans

Answer 22

antibiotics