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. 2021 Feb 1;14(2):26–33.

TABLE 2.

Coexistence of hair loss conditions

COMBINATIONS OF ALOPECIA CLINICAL FINDINGS
FPHL + TE Retro-auricular hair thinning, (+) hair pull test
FPHL + LPP/FFA Diffuse hair thinning, frontal/temporal hairline recession
FPHL + CCCA Diffuse hair thinning, cicatricial alopecia of the vertex
CCCA + LPP/FFA Frontal/temporal hairline recession, cicatricial alopecia of the vertex
CCCA + TA Cicatricial alopecia of the vertex, fringe sign with/without follicular openings
CCCA + TA + SD Cicatricial alopecia of the vertex, with scaly plaques and positive fringe sign with/without follicular openings
FPHL + SD Diffuse hair thinning, widened midline part and presence of scaly plaques

TA: Traction alopecia, TE: telogen effluvium, CTE: chronic telogen effluvium, FPHL: female pattern hair loss, MPHL: male pattern hair loss, AA: alopecia areata, FFA: frontal fibrosing alopecia, LPP: lichen planus pilaris, CCCA: central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, SD: seborrheic dermatitis