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February 2025 in “Dermatology and Therapy” UVF-dermoscopy is a useful tool for accurately diagnosing types of alopecia, especially in people with lighter skin.
September 2024 in “Kuban Scientific Medical Bulletin” Accurate diagnosis and early treatment are crucial for managing hair loss effectively.
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November 2012 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Genetic factors affect hair loss, and molecular testing may help predict, diagnose, and treat it.
January 2026 in “Open Science Framework” AI in alopecia research needs better tools for predicting treatment outcomes and ensuring fairness.
February 2023 in “Siriraj Medical Journal” Not all cases with typical signs of Alopecia Areata are actually diagnosed as such.
November 2012 in “South African Family Practice” The article concludes that early treatment of alopecia is crucial to prevent permanent hair loss.
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October 2023 in “Veterinary Dermatology” Transversal biopsy sections are better than longitudinal sections for diagnosing alopecia X.
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January 2023 in “Pediatric Dermatology” Early diagnosis and teamwork are crucial for managing ILVASC effectively.
June 2023 in “Skin Research and Technology” High-resolution MRI can distinguish between tertiary androgenetic alopecia and severe alopecia areata by measuring scalp and tissue thickness and hair follicle depth.
April 2024 in “Dermatology and therapy” There are significant gaps and inconsistencies in diagnosing and treating alopecia areata in Greece and Italy.
October 2023 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Syphilitic alopecia can look like alopecia areata, so careful diagnosis is important.
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January 2014 in “Pediatric Clinics of North America” The guide explains how to identify and treat children's hair loss, including fungal infections, autoimmune disorders, hairstyle changes, self-correcting conditions, and behavioral therapy for hair-pulling.
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November 2012 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” Diagnosing diffuse alopecia, a hair loss condition, can be challenging and may require a scalp biopsy or tracking the disease's progression when symptoms and skin tests aren't enough.
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September 2016 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” The document concludes that new methods improve the accuracy of diagnosing scalp alopecia and challenges the old way of classifying it.
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March 2016 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Some people's hair loss is caused by multiple factors, with the most common being a mix of AGA and CCCA.
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February 2025 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” A new method improves alopecia diagnosis using non-invasive steps.
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September 2024 in “Indian Journal of Postgraduate Dermatology” Trichoscopy effectively diagnoses temporal triangular alopecia in children.
December 2025 in “Yassawi Journal of Health Sciences” Trichoscopy is essential for accurately diagnosing and differentiating types of hair loss.
September 2024 in “Archiv Euromedica” Trichoscopy is a quick, accurate, and non-invasive method to diagnose and treat non-scarring hair loss.
Pathologists need better education and collaboration with dermatologists for accurate alopecia diagnosis.
September 2022 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Alopecia in lupus patients is often underdiagnosed and rarely biopsied.
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May 1999 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Alopecia areata is an unpredictable autoimmune hair loss condition, treated based on severity, with half of patients regrowing hair within a year without treatment.
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September 2025 in “JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” AI can accurately diagnose and assess alopecia areata using scalp images.
June 2025 in “Medical Science Journal for Advance Research” Higher levels of MIG and IP-10 may help diagnose and monitor Alopecia Areata.
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January 2010 in “Case reports in dermatology” Dermoscopy helps diagnose frontal fibrosing alopecia by distinguishing it from other hair loss conditions.
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September 2014 in “JAMA Dermatology” Eosinophilic infiltrate is not a reliable indicator for diagnosing chronic alopecia areata.
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January 2011 in “Veterinary Pathology” A horse with severe hair loss was diagnosed with alopecia areata and a yeast infection.