| alopecia senilis | The normal loss of scalp hair in old age. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| congenital sutural alopecia | A syndrome of bony anomalies of the calvaria, face, and jaw, with brachygnathia, narrow curved nose, and multiple ocular defects including microphthalmia, microcornea, and cataract, often with alopecia overlying skull sutures, or alopecia areata and hypoplasia, or absence of eyebrows. The pattern of inheritance is undecided. Synonym: congenital sutural alopecia, Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, Hallermann-Streiff-Francois syndrome, mandibulo-oculofacial syndrome, oculomandibulodyscephaly, oculomandibulofacial syndrome, progeria with cataract, progeria with microphthalmia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postoperative pressure alopecia | Loss of hair over a circumscribed area usually on the posterior scalp, resulting from continuous pressure on the occiput in a lengthy operative procedure, or unconsciousness following a drug overdose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum alopecia | <dermatology, obstetrics> Temporary diffuse telogen loss of scalp hair at the termination of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pressure alopecia | Loss of hair over a circumscribed area usually on the posterior scalp, resulting from the continuous pressure on the occiput in a lengthy operative procedure, or unconsciousness following a drug overdose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scarring alopecia | Alopecia in which hair follicles are irreversibly destroyed by scarring processes including trauma, burns, lupus erythematosus, lichen planopilaris, scleroderma, folliculitis decalvans, or of uncertain cause (pseudopelade). Synonym: alopecia cicatrisata, cicatricial alopecia. (05 Mar 2000) |