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Non scarring hair loss

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Specialty
  
dermatology

ICD-10
  
L63-L65

Non scarring hair loss, also known as noncicatricial alopecia, is the loss of hair without any scarring being present. This is in contrast to scarring hair loss.

Causes

Causes of noncicatricial alopecia include:

  • Alopecia areata
  • Anagen effluvium
  • Androgenetic alopecia
  • Dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis
  • Telogen effluvium
  • Trichotillomania (Trichotillosis)

    • References

    Non scarring hair loss Wikipedia
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