RT Book, Section
A1 Dolan, Brigid
A1 Walsh, Judith
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184155535
T1 Female Pattern Hair Loss
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184155535
RD 2024/04/16
AB Female  pattern  hair  loss  is  the  most  common  type  of  alopecia  in  women.  The  prevalence  of  this  condition  increases  with  age,  affecting  almost  40%  of  women  over  the  age  of  70.  Female  pattern  hair  loss  is  a  type  of  diffuse,  nonscarring  alopecia,  characterized  by  shortening  of  the  hair  growth  phase,  follicular  miniaturization,  and  conversion  of  thicker  terminal  hairs  to  shorter  and  finer  vellus  hairs.  Patients  typically  report  a  gradual  and  progressive  hair  loss,  localized  to  the  bitemporal  areas  and  the  central  scalp.