Main description:

Offering the reader a comprehensive look at the material regarding alopecia areata, this book is divided into several sections: One section encompasses the detailed overview of alopecia areata including its epidemiology, etiology, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment options; another section provides information and content about different comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata; the third section contains case studies of patients diagnosed with alopecia areata, including their signs, symptoms, lab tests, clinical management, and treatment; and the last section covers research studies on this disease. Complete with full color photographs of patients before, during, and after the disease to accompany the various sections, Alopeacia Areata -- A Clinician's Guide is written for dermatologists as well as internists dealing with the comorbid conditions that often accompany alopecia areata.

Contents:

Alopecia Areata: A Clinician's Guide
Author: Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi

Part 1: Overview
Chapter 1: Introduction

Part 2: Diffuse Alopecia
Chapter 2 - Diffuse alopecia areata1. Introduction2. Epidemiology3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Differential Diagnosis6. Treatment
Chapter 3 - Alopecia totalis / universalis1. Introduction2. Epidemiology3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Treatment
Chapter 4 - Telogen effluvium1. Introduction2. Pathogenesisa) Immediate anagen releaseb) Delayed anagen releasec) Short anagen syndromed) Immediate telogen releasee) Delayed telogen release3. Diagnosis/ Clinical Featuresa) Acute telogen effluviumb) Chronic diffuse hair lossc) Primary chronic telogen effluvium4. Differential Diagnosis 5. Treatment
Chapter 5 - Anagen effluvium1. Introduction2. Pathophysiology3. Clinical Presentation4. Diagnosis Investigation5. Treatment6. Differential Diagnosis
Chapter 6 - Loose anagen syndrome1. Clinical Presentation2. Hair pull test and Trichogram3. Histopathology4. Epidemiology5. Pathogenesis6. Treatment and Prognosis7. Differential Diagnosis
Part 3: Focal Alopecia - Non-scarring Alopecias
Chapter 7 - Androgenetic alopecia (AGA)1. Introduction2. Epidemiology & Risk Factors3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Differential Diagnosis6. Treatment
Chapter 8 - Alopecia areata1. Introduction2. Etiologya) Molecular genetics3. Epidemiology 4. Diagnosis/ Clinical Featuresa) Clinical diagnosisb) Clinical featuresc) Nail abnormalitiesd) Associated diseasese) Biopsy5. Differential Diagnosis a) Tinea capitisb) Androgenetic alopeciac) Telogen effluviumd) Triangular alopeciae) Cicatricial alopeciaf) Nervous hair pulling (trichotillomania)6. Treatment a) First line therapiesCorticosteroid creamTopical immunotherapyb) Second line therapiesc) Systemic therapiesd) Treatment of children with AA
Chapter 9 - Tinea capitis1. Introduction2. Epidemiology3. Clinical Presentation/ Physical findings4. Diagnosis Workup5. Treatment

Part 4: Focal Alopecia - Traumatic Hair Loss
Chapter 10 - Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder)1. Introduction2. Epidemiology & Risk Factors3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Differential Diagnosis6. Treatment
Chapter 11 - Traction alopecia1. Clinical Presentation2. Epidemiology3. Histological Findings4. Treatment
Part 5: Focal Alopecia - Cicatricial Alopecia
Chapter 12 - Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus1. Introduction & Clinical Presentation2. Diagnosis3. Treatment
Chapter 13 - Lichen planopilaris1. Introduction & Clinical Presentation2. Pathogenesis3. Epidemiology4. Diagnosis5. Biopsy/ Histopathology of LPP6. Treatment7. Differential Diagnosis
Chapter 14 - Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia1. Introduction2. Epidemiology & Risk Factors3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Histopathology6. Differential Diagnosis7. Treatment

Part 6: Pathology slides
Chapter 15 - Pathology slides

Part 7: Research studies
Chapter 16 - Research study 1
Chapter 17 - Research study 2

Part 8: Case reports and photos
Chapter 18 - Patient descriptions