Alopecia Areata - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Manoj Ram, MD

Diagnosis

alopecia areata

Body Site

scalp beard area

Age

30 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered

Color

skin color

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 30-year-old man developed a slowly expanding of hair loss on the scalp one month earlier. Although a potassium hydroxide preparation was supposedly positive, he did not improve on topical ciclopiron shampoo and oral itraconazole. At a subaequent visit a month later several new patches were also noted and the diagnosis was switched to alopecia areata.

Description

partial to complete hair loss with normal appearing skin

Image Added

11/5/2006 13:25:51

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