Hair and Nail Disorders — Flashcards

_____ deficiency (mineral) is associated with decreased adult hair (axillary, facial, pubic)

_____ 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

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

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

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

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

Catagen phase of hair cycle lasts for about _____

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