| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 331 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Alopecia; Alopecia; Copyright; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents; 1 -- Healthy Hair (Anatomy, Biology, Morphogenesis, Cycling, and Function); INTRODUCTION; EMBRYOLOGY; Stages of Hair Follicle Formation; Molecular and Genetic Basis of Hair Follicle Embryogenesis; ANATOMY AND CYTOLOGY OF THE PILOSEBACEOUS UNIT; Immunologic Components of the Hair Follicle; Other Constituents of the Pilosebaceous Unit; TYPES OF HAIR FOLLICLES; HAIR FOLLICLE CYCLING; Anagen Stage; Phases of anagen stage; Regulatory pathways/molecules |
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Hair follicle stem cells are key protagonists during anagen developmentCatagen Stage; Phases of catagen stage; Regulatory pathways/molecules; Telogen Stage; Regulating pathways/molecules; Exogen; Kenogen; Differences of Hair Follicle Cycling in Various Anatomic Locations; Hair Follicle Metabolism During Cycling and Role of Oxidative Damage; HAIR SHAPE AND HAIR SHAFT COMPOSITION; MELANOGENESIS IN THE HAIR FOLLICLE; NORMAL HUMAN SCALP CHARACTERISTICS IN DIFFERENT RACES; HUMAN SCALP IN DIFFERENT AGES; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HUMANS AND MOUSE HAIR FOLLICLES MORPHOLOGY AND CYCLING |
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NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY OF THE HAIR FOLLICLECONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 2 -- Hair Pathology: The Basics; SCALP BIOPSY; HORIZONTAL (TRANSVERSE) SECTIONS; HAIR FOLLICLES AND HAIR COUNTS: THE BASICS; LEVELS ALONG THE FOLLICULAR LENGTH; FOLLICULAR COUNTS; NONSCARRING ALOPECIA; Alopecia Areata; Alopecia Areata Incognito; Chronic Telogen Effluvium; Androgenetic Alopecia; Trichotillomania; SCARRING ALOPECIA; Discoid Lupus Erythematosus; Lichen Planopilaris and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia; Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia; Traction Alopecia; Folliculitis Decalvans; Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp |
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Acne Keloidalis NuchaeErosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp; MISCELLANEOUS; Seborrheic Dermatitis; Scalp Psoriasis; Lichen Simplex Chronicus; Tinea Capitis; Syphilitic Alopecia; Permanent Alopecia After Chemotherapy; REFERENCES; 3 -- Hair and Scalp Dermatoscopy (Trichoscopy); INTRODUCTION; HOW TRICHOSCOPY HELPS THE CLINICIAN; TRICHOSCOPY DEVICES AND THEIR PARTICULARITIES; HOW TO EVALUATE THE PATIENT; TRICHOSCOPIC SIGNS AND PATTERNS; Follicular Signs; Yellow dots; Keratotic plugs; Black dots; Red dots; White dots; Loss of follicular openings; Perifollicular erythema |
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Scaling (perifollicular/interfollicular)Hyperpigmenation; White-gray halo; Vascular Patterns; Hair Shafts; Hair shaft diameter variability; Short regrowing hairs; Broken hairs; Exclamation mark hairs and coudability hairs; Comma hairs and corkscrew hairs; Hair shafts in congenital syndromes; REFERENCES; 4 -- Alopecia Areata and Alopecia Areata Incognita; INTRODUCTION; ETIOPATHOGENESIS; CLINICAL FEATURES; DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ASSOCIATED DISEASES; TREATMENT; REFERENCES; 5 -- Androgenetic Alopecia; INTRODUCTION; CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGIC PRESENTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Summary |
Get a quick, expert overview of alopecia with this concise, practical resource. Dr. Mariya Miteva covers high-interest clinical topics including hair cosmeceuticals, new medications in clinical trials, off-label treatment technologies, and much more. It's an ideal resource for dermatologists, dermatopathologists, students, fellows, and researchers interested in hair loss |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Baldness.
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Alopecia -- prevention & control
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Alopecia -- therapy
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Baldness
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Miteva, Mariya I., author, editor
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| ISBN |
9780323548267 |
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0323548261 |
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