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- Title
Androgenetic alopecia. Diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations of the Polish Dermatological Society.
- Authors
Brzezińska-Wcisło, Ligia; Rakowska, Adriana; Rudnicka, Lidia; Bergler-Czop, Beata; Czuwara, Joanna; Maj, Joanna; Olszewska, Małgorzata; Placek, Waldemar; Reich, Adam; Zegarska, Barbara
- Abstract
The main pathogenetic process in androgenetic alopecia is dihydrotestosterone-mediated follicular miniaturization in androgen-dependent scalp areas. Differential diagnosis is complex, especially in women, and covers a broad spectrum of non-cicatricial and cicatricial alopecias, particularly telogen effluvium and frontal fibrosing alopecia. The basic additional diagnostic procedure is trichoscopy. Currently there are two drugs approved for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia: minoxidil (in men and women) and finasteride (in men). However, medical literature indicates significantly more therapeutic options. The article presents algorithms recommended for the management of androgenetic alopecia in women and men.
- Subjects
BALDNESS treatment; MINOXIDIL; FINASTERIDE; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Dermatology Review / Przeglad Dermatologiczny, 2018, Vol 105, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0033-2526
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5114/dr.2018.74162