Diagnosis: Alopecia areata
Description: Non-cicatricial alopecia.
Morphology: Hair loss localised
Site: Beard
Sex: M
Age: 24
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Nameer Al-Sudany
Differential DiagnosisHistory:
An interesting finding in this case is that many grey-white hairs are seen within the patches of hair loss! These white hairs may indicate one of two possibilities:
(1) Some regrowing hairs (spontaneously or treatment-induced) might assume white color.
(2) White hairs may resist fall much more than black hairs in alopecia areata.
The history usually outweighs one of these two possibilities!