Overview

Offering the reader a comprehensive look at the material regarding alopecia areata, this book is divided into several  sections: One section encompasses the detailed overview of alopecia areata including its epidemiology, etiology, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment options; another section provides information and content about different comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata; the third section contains case studies of patients diagnosed with alopecia areata, including their signs, symptoms, lab tests, clinical management, and treatment; and the last section covers  research studies on this disease. Complete with full color photographs of patients before, during, and after the disease to accompany the various sections, Alopeacia Areata -- A Clinician's Guide is written for dermatologists as well as internists dealing with the comorbid conditions that often accompany alopecia areata.

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Author:   Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2018
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9783319721330

ISBN 10:   331972133
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   15 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Alopecia Areata: A Clinician’s Guide Author: Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi Part 1: Overview Chapter 1: Introduction Part 2: Diffuse Alopecia Chapter 2 - Diffuse alopecia areata1. Introduction2. Epidemiology3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Differential Diagnosis6. Treatment Chapter 3 - Alopecia totalis / universalis1. Introduction2. Epidemiology3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Treatment Chapter 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. Treatment Chapter 5 - Anagen effluvium1. Introduction2. Pathophysiology3. Clinical Presentation4. Diagnosis Investigation5. Treatment6. Differential Diagnosis Chapter 6 - Loose anagen syndrome1. Clinical Presentation2. Hair pull test and Trichogram3. Histopathology4. Epidemiology5. Pathogenesis6. Treatment and Prognosis7. Differential Diagnosis Part 3: Focal Alopecia - Non-scarring Alopecias Chapter 7 - Androgenetic alopecia (AGA)1. Introduction2. Epidemiology & Risk Factors3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Differential Diagnosis6. Treatment Chapter 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 AA Chapter 9 - Tinea capitis1. Introduction2. Epidemiology3. Clinical Presentation/ Physical findings4. Diagnosis Workup5. Treatment Part 4: Focal Alopecia - Traumatic Hair Loss Chapter 10 - Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder)1. Introduction2. Epidemiology & Risk Factors3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Differential Diagnosis6. Treatment Chapter 11 - Traction alopecia1. Clinical Presentation2. Epidemiology3. Histological Findings4. Treatment Part 5: Focal Alopecia - Cicatricial Alopecia Chapter 12 - Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus1. Introduction & Clinical Presentation2. Diagnosis3. Treatment Chapter 13 - Lichen planopilaris1. Introduction & Clinical Presentation2. Pathogenesis3. Epidemiology4. Diagnosis5. Biopsy/ Histopathology of LPP6. Treatment7. Differential Diagnosis Chapter 14 - Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia1. Introduction2. Epidemiology & Risk Factors3. Pathophysiology4. Diagnosis5. Histopathology6. Differential Diagnosis7. Treatment Part 6: Pathology slides Chapter 15 - Pathology slides Part 7: Research studies Chapter 16 - Research study 1 Chapter 17 - Research study 2 Part 8: Case reports and photos Chapter 18 - Patient descriptions

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Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi, MD, MSc, MPH is a Clinical Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada). He is also the Founder/CEO of Misdiagnosis Association and Society (Seattle, WA, USA), and Founder/CEO of Father Medical Charity (Vancouver, BC, Canada). Dr. Beigi established Misdiagnosis Association and Society (MARI), with the aim of collecting and preparing the most comprehensive database of errors in medicine and conducting related medical research studies, in collaboration with health organizations, universities, clinics, professors and physicians from all around the world. Also, he founded Father Medical Charity with the goal of helping patients in need, especially those in underdeveloped countries. This Charity collaborates with many physicians and nurses employed in underdeveloped countries, who identify patients in need and refer them to this medical charity to receive the necessary medications or facilitate treatments for them. Dr. Beigi has presented his research studies to several international conferences, including the 2nd BC eHealth and Innovative Technology, the Canadian Pharmacists 2015, and the 23rd World Congress of Dermatology, etc. He also has written several books for Springer including; Clinician's Guide to Acrodermatitis Enteropathica (2015), Clinician's Guide to Mycosis Fungoides (2016), Clinician's Guide to Pemphigus Vulgaris (2017), Psoriasis: A Clinician's Guide (in development), Clinician's Guide to Vitiligo and other Hypopigmentation Disorders (in development) and Clinician's Guide to Hyperpigmentation Disorders (in development). 

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