Alopecia Areata — Flashcards

#1

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

#2

Alopecia areata involving the entire scalp is referred to as _____

#3

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

#4

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

#5

White hair are _____ in alopecia areata

#6

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

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#7

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

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#8

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

#9

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

#10

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

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