MSN 624- ALOPECIA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Alopecia?
hair loss (abnormal)
caused by androgenic/pattern hair loss, meds (chemo, radiation, DM, hair dye),
congenital hair abnormalities
3 types- Congenital, Scarring- no hair follicles, Non-scarring- hair follicles still present
Alopecia Areata?
may be d/t autoimmune condition
ex. Addison's Dx, Lupus, Thyroid Dx, & stress
circumscribed hair loss on scalp or body
Androgenic Alopecia?
thinning of hair d/t androgen binding to hair follicles, can begin in teen years
M= begins above temples and forms M shape
F= hair thinning & loss occurs, rarely leads to blindness
Alopecia totalis?
just head
loss of all scalp hair
Alopecia Universalis?
loss of all scalp and body hair
Androgenetic Alopecia tx?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Alopecia?
hair loss (abnormal)
caused by androgenic/pattern hair loss, meds (chemo, radiation, DM, hair dye),
congenital hair abnormalities
3 types- Congenital, Scarring- no hair follicles, Non-scarring- hair follicles still present
Alopecia Areata?
may be d/t autoimmune condition
ex. Addison's Dx, Lupus, Thyroid Dx, & stress
circumscribed hair loss on scalp or body
Androgenic Alopecia?
thinning of hair d/t androgen binding to hair follicles, can begin in teen years
M= begins above temples and forms M shape
F= hair thinning & loss occurs, rarely leads to blindness
Alopecia totalis?
just head
loss of all scalp hair
Alopecia Universalis?
loss of all scalp and body hair
Androgenetic Alopecia tx?
