| alopecia marginalis | Hair loss at the hair line, a condition most commonly seen in blacks; commonly transient and caused by chronic traction, although long-continued traction may cause permanent alopecia. Synonym: alopecia liminaris frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| alopecia medicamentosa | Diffuse hair loss, most notably of the scalp, caused by administration of various types of drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia mucinosa | Follicular mucinosis with alopecia appearing in areas of erythema and oedema in the bearded portion of the face or in the scalp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia pityrodes | A loss of hair, of the body as well as of the scalp, accompanied by an abundant branlike desquamation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia presenilis | Ordinary or common baldness occurring in early or middle life without any apparent disease of the scalp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia symptomatica | Alopecia occurring in the course of various constitutional or local diseases, or following prolonged febrile illness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia syphilitica | Moth-eaten alopecia of secondary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia totalis | Total loss of hair of the scalp either within a very short period of time or from progression of localised alopecia, especially alopecia areata. Compare: alopecia universalis. Synonym: alopecia capitis totalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia toxica | Hair loss attributed to febrile illness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia triangularis | Bilateral receding temporal hair lines in male pattern alopecia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia triangularis congenitalis | A congenital triangular patch of baldness on the frontal or temporal region of the scalp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia universalis | Total loss of hair from all parts of the body. Compare: alopecia totalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| androgenic alopecia | Hair loss in women that may be associated with aging, hormones (androgens) or genetic predisposition. The pattern of baldness in women is different from that of men. In women there is thinning of the hair all over the scalp, but the frontal hairline is maintained. The hair loss is usually permanent. Treatment has been successful with topical minoxidil in some cases. (27 Sep 1997) |
| male pattern alopecia | The most common form of androgenic alopecia, seen in men as receding frontal and bilateral triangular temple hair lines, and a balding patch on the vertex, which may progress to complete alopecia. Synonym: male pattern baldness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| moth-eaten alopecia | Patchy hair loss of parietal and occipital regions of the scalp, characteristic of secondary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |