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- Diagnosing alopecia is often complicated, especially since many patients can have multiple types contributing to their hair loss.
- Over a 16-month study of 1,360 scalp biopsy samples, it was found that 12.5% of cases exhibited multifactorial alopecia, meaning multiple diagnoses were present.
- The text presents a method for histopathologic diagnosis specifically targeting cases with various forms of alopecia in a single biopsy.
Article Abstract
Establishing a definitive diagnosis for any form of alopecia can be challenging. Adding to the diagnostic complexity is the fact that many patients have more than one form of alopecia contributing to their hair loss. We conducted a review of 1360 consecutive scalp biopsy specimens submitted for the evaluation of scalp hair loss over a 16-month period, demonstrating that 12.5% of cases had a combination of diagnoses (multifactorial alopecia) accounting for their hair loss. An approach to the histopathologic diagnosis of multifactorial alopecia, particularly multiple forms of alopecia found in a single biopsy, is here presented.
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