Alopecia Areata (eBook)

Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi, MSc, MPH, MD, is a professor at the University of British Columbia and is a Clinical Research Fellow at the Child & Family Research Institute and Grace Fertility Center (British Columbia, Canada), President/Owner of the NWM Medical Clinic (British Columbia), Founder/CEO of the Misdiagnosis Association and Society (Seattle, WA, USA), and Founder/CEO of the Father Charity Society (British Columbia).Dr. Beigi has presented his research to more than 8 international conferences, including the 2nd BC eHealth and Innovative Technology, the Canadian Pharmacists 2015, and the 23rd World Congress of Dermatology, and has written three books for Springer - Acrodermatitis Enteropathica (2013), Clinician's Guide to Mycosis Fungoides (2017 - in production), and Clinician's Guide to Pemphigus Vulgaris (2017 - in development) and Psoriasis: A Clinician's Guide (in development). 

Alopecia Areata: A Clinician’s GuideAuthor: Pooya Khan Mohammad BeigiPart 1: OverviewChapter 1: IntroductionPart 2: Diffuse AlopeciaChapter 2 - Diffuse alopecia areata1. Introduction2. Epidemiology3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Differential Diagnosis6. TreatmentChapter 3 - Alopecia totalis / universalis1. Introduction2. Epidemiology3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. TreatmentChapter 4 - Telogen effluvium1. Introduction2. Pathogenesisa) Immediate anagen releaseb) Delayed anagen releasec) Short anagen syndromed) Immediate telogen releasee) Delayed telogen release3. Diagnosis/ Clinical Featuresa) Acute telogen effluviumb) Chronic diffuse hair lossc) Primary chronic telogen effluvium4. Differential Diagnosis 5. TreatmentChapter 5 - Anagen effluvium1. Introduction2. Pathophysiology3. Clinical Presentation4. Diagnosis Investigation5. Treatment6. Differential DiagnosisChapter 6 - Loose anagen syndrome1. Clinical Presentation2. Hair pull test and Trichogram3. Histopathology4. Epidemiology5. Pathogenesis6. Treatment and Prognosis7. Differential DiagnosisPart 3: Focal Alopecia - Non-scarring AlopeciasChapter 7 - Androgenetic alopecia (AGA)1. Introduction2. Epidemiology & Risk Factors3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Differential Diagnosis6. TreatmentChapter 8 - Alopecia areata1. Introduction2. Etiologya) Molecular genetics3. Epidemiology 4. Diagnosis/ Clinical Featuresa) Clinical diagnosisb) Clinical featuresc) Nail abnormalitiesd) Associated diseasese) Biopsy5. Differential Diagnosis a) Tinea capitisb) Androgenetic alopeciac) Telogen effluviumd) Triangular alopeciae) Cicatricial alopeciaf) Nervous hair pulling (trichotillomania)6. Treatment a) First line therapiesCorticosteroid creamTopical immunotherapyb) Second line therapiesc) Systemic therapiesd) Treatment of children with AAChapter 9 - Tinea capitis1. Introduction2. Epidemiology3. Clinical Presentation/ Physical findings4. Diagnosis Workup5. TreatmentPart 4: Focal Alopecia - Traumatic Hair LossChapter 10 - Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder)1. Introduction2. Epidemiology & Risk Factors3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Differential Diagnosis6. TreatmentChapter 11 - Traction alopecia1. Clinical Presentation2. Epidemiology3. Histological Findings4. TreatmentPart 5: Focal Alopecia - Cicatricial AlopeciaChapter 12 - Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus1. Introduction & Clinical Presentation2. Diagnosis3. TreatmentChapter 13 - Lichen planopilaris1. Introduction & Clinical Presentation2. Pathogenesis3. Epidemiology4. Diagnosis5. Biopsy/ Histopathology of LPP6. Treatment7. Differential DiagnosisChapter 14 - Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia1. Introduction2. Epidemiology & Risk Factors3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Histopathology6. Differential Diagnosis7. TreatmentPart 6: Pathology slidesChapter 15 - Pathology slidesPart 7: Research studiesChapter 16 - Research study 1Chapter 17 - Research study 2Part 8: Case reports and photosChapter 18 - Patient descriptions