Alopecia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Reygagne and O. de Lacharrie`re

doi:10.1201/b14191-24

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Alopecia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Reygagne and O. de Lacharrie`re

ABSTRACT

In clinical practice, when a patient consults a dermatologist about hair loss, their condition may or may not lead to an alopecia. Alopecia is inevitably preceded or accompanied by hair loss, whereas hair loss may not progress to alopecia.