Megagrafts
Minigrafts
Follicular units
Follicular micro grafts
Alopecia areata
Telogen effluvium
Active scarring alopecia
Quiescent trichotillomania
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)
Alopecia areata
Relaxer induced hair breakage
Pseudopelade
Follicular unit extraction (FUE)
Follicular unit strip surgery (FUSS)
Rotational flap surgery
Scalp biopsy
The patient can wear hair very short in the future
It is a scarless procedure
All of the above
The survival of grafts is higher
Follicular unit hair transplantation
Steroid injections
Finasteride 1 mg pills
Minoxidil 5 % foam
A. CBC
B. Liver function studies (LFTs)
C. Creatinine
D. Both CBC and LFTs
Hydroxychloroquine
Mycophenolate mofetil
Cyclosporine
Azathioprine
A. Patient on the left will likely respond better
B. Patient on the right will likely respond better
C. Both are predicted to respond equally
D. It is unlikely either would respond
Consider reducing coffee consumption
Ask her to take iron with vitamin C and repeat ferritin in 3 months
Consider testing for for celiac disease
All of the above
The duration of anagen determines the length of the hair
The duration of anagen phase for scalp hair is about 3-6 years
Oral contraceptives increase the length of anagen phase
All of the above
A. Isthmus
B. Infundibulum
C. Stem
D. Bulb
E. Both A and B
Isthmus
Stem
Bulb
Deep subcutaneous
3 mm
4 mm
5 mm
6 mm
The Olsen pattern is the most common type
A male type pattern can occur
The Ludwig pattern has 3 grades
The frontal hairline is usually retained in women
All of the above
A. Minoxidil
B. Spironolactone
C. Finasteride
D. Both A and B
Topical corticosteroids
Intralesional triamcinolone acetonide
Minoxidil
None of the above
Ophiasis typically refers to hair loss at the back and sides
It is often associated with good prognosis
Topical and intralesional steroids are reasonable first line treatments.
All of the above
Nail abnormalities are more common in adults
Nail changes are more common in alopecia areata than totalis or universals
Geometric nail pitting (arranged like a grid) is particularly common type of pitting
Patients with AA often have more pits than those with psoriasis
Diphencyprone (DPCP)
Squaric Acid Dibutyl Ester (SADBE)
Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB)
Both A and B
All of the above
ESR
CRP
Serum iron
TIBC
All of the above
Trichomalacia
Perifollicular hemorrhage
Perifollicular fibrosis
Pigmented casts
Corkscrew hairs
Comma hairs
Zig zag shaped hairs
All of the above
Lymphocytic predominant Primary Scarring Alopecia
Neutrophil predominant Primary Scarring Alopecia
Mixed scarring alopecia
Secondary Scarring Alopecia
Atrophy
Fat necrosis
Shoulder and mound type keratoses
Global destruction
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