ABSTRACT

Diagnosing and treating hair disorders is an essential component of both medical and cosmetic dermatology practice. Since this is a subject that is rarely or only superficially covered during residency training, the pathologists and dermatopathologists who must evaluate specimens submitted with a clinical diagnosis of hair disease often find a gap

chapter 1|31 pages

Normal hair anatomy and architecture

chapter 4|4 pages

Classification of hair disease

chapter 6|4 pages

Clinical correlation

chapter 7|3 pages

Senescent balding (‘senile alopecia’)

chapter 8|13 pages

Androgenetic alopecia

chapter 9|6 pages

Telogen effluvium

chapter 10|7 pages

Trichotillomania

chapter 11|7 pages

Traction alopecia

chapter 12|4 pages

Postoperative (pressure-induced) alopecia

chapter 13|4 pages

Temporal triangular alopecia

chapter 14|30 pages

Alopecia areata

chapter 15|8 pages

Syphilitic alopecia

chapter 17|8 pages

Loose anagen hair syndrome

chapter 18|18 pages

Central, centrifugal scarring alopecia

chapter 19|12 pages

Lichen planopilaris

part 25|2 pages

Tufted folliculitis

chapter 26|10 pages

Tinea capitis

chapter 27|5 pages

Aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp

chapter 28|18 pages

Overview of hair shaft disorders