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anagen effluvium

Etiology: - antineoplastic agents Pathology: - normally only 10-15% of hairs are telogen hairs - in telogen effluvium, 30-60% of hairs are telogen hairs - in anagen effluvium, 100% are telogen hairs Clinical manifestations: - an abrupt loss of actively growing hairs in response to a stressor - 90% of hairs are generally actively growing, thus anagen effluvium is diffuse - it generally occurs 1-4 weeks after the insult

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anagen hair hair pluck test

General

alopecia (hair loss, balding)

References

  1. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 918
  2. Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Common & Serious Diseases, 3rd ed, Fitzpatrick et al, McGraw Hill, NY, 1997, pg 30-31