Alopecia Areata — Flashcards

_____ are the preferred treatment for limited patchy alopecia areata, done for 6-8 weeks

Alopecia areata involving the entire scalp is referred to as _____

The pathology of alopecia areata is most likely autoimmune and is _____-cell mediated

_____ is characterised by discrete, smooth, and circular areas of hair loss developing over weeks to months

White hair are _____ in alopecia areata

Muehrcke's lines on nails are specific for _____ and is due to pathology in the nail bed

_____ sign is melanonychia with the pigmentation of proximal nail fold seen in subungual melanoma

_____ is a neurocutaneous disorder associated with ungual fibromas, which are flesh-colored lumps emerging from nail folds

Punctate leukonychia is caused by minor trauma to the nail _____ in manicures or also seen in alopecia areata

_____ lines are a manifestation of chronic arsenic or thallium intake and is due to pathology in nail matrix