Hair and Nail Disorders — Flashcards

Nail plate pitting in alopecia areata is of the _____ and regular type

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

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

At the end of _____ phase, epithelial cell division declines and ceases, and the hair follicle enters an involutionary phase known as catagen.

Mnemonic for causes of scarring alopecia: SF2L3P_____Favus and Kerion (Inflammatory Type of Tinea capitis)Folliculitis decalvansLichen planopilarisLupus vulgarisLupus erythematosis - discoid (DLE)pseudopelade of Brocq

Loss of hair _____ months after an event of physiological stress points towards a diagnosis of telogen effluvium

Causes for non-scarring alopecia: THATS STDT_____ (Non Inflammatory Type  - grey patch and black dot types)Hormonal - Hypothyroidism, Androgenetic alopeciaAnagen effluvium, Alopecia areataTrichotillomaniaSecondary syphilis (moth eaten alopecia)SLE(predominantly causes non-scarring alopecia but also can cause scarring alopecia)Telogen effluviumDeficiency of Zinc, Iron

Catagen phase of hair cycle lasts for about _____

What is the characteristic pattern of nail pitting seen in alopecia areata?_____

Syphilitic alopecia presents as patchy hair loss in secondary syphilis, also called as '_____' patches