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		The word alopecia just means "hair loss" it does not refer to a specific hair loss disease. Any form of hair loss is an alopecia. The most common alopecia is androgenetic alopecia (male or female pattern baldness), but it is not the only hair loss diagnosis. There are many potential causes of hair loss. Read More ...


	Introduction
	Effluviums
	Alopecia Areata
	Scarring Alopecia
	Congenital Hypotrichosis
	Infectious Agents
	Hair Shaft Defects
	Summary

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Kevin J. McElwee PhD

Assistant Professor University of British Columbia

Division of Dermatology Skin Care Center

Scientific Advisory Board, American Hair Loss Association.


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	Telogen Effluvium Telogen effluvium (TE) is probably the second most common form of hair loss that a dermatologist sees. It is a poorly defined condition; very little research has been done to understand TE. Read More...


	Alopecia Areata Alopecia Areata (AA) is perhaps the second or third most common form of hair loss that is seen in a dermatology clinic after androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium. Read More...


	Did You Know? There are a multitude of conditions where physical damage to the hair fiber results in hair loss. Sometimes this damage to the hair fiber is due to the hair being improperly formed by the hair follicles. These conditions are usually determined by genetic defects. Read More...