"Alopecia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Absence of hair from areas where it is normally present.
| Descriptor ID |
D000505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.329.937.122 C23.300.035
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| Concept/Terms |
Alopecia- Alopecia
- Baldness
- Hair Loss
- Hair Losses
- Loss, Hair
- Losses, Hair
Androgenetic Alopecia- Androgenetic Alopecia
- Pattern Baldness
- Baldness, Pattern
- Androgenic Alopecia
- Alopecia, Androgenic
- Alopecias, Androgenic
- Androgenic Alopecias
- Alopecia, Androgenetic
Pseudopelade- Pseudopelade
- Alopecia Cicatrisata
- Alopecia Cicatrisatas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alopecia" by people in Profiles.
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The Evidence Behind Topical Hair Loss Remedies on TikTok. Cutis. 2023 Feb; 111(2):E25-E26.
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Dilation of Multiple Eccrine Ducts as a Highly Specific Marker for Cicatricial Alopecia. Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Dec; 41(12):871-878.
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Tofacitinib for the treatment of lichen planopilaris: A case series. Dermatol Ther. 2018 11; 31(6):e12656.
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Naked Hair Shafts as a Marker of Cicatricial Alopecia. Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Jul; 40(7):498-501.
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Compound heterozygous mutations in desmoplakin associated with skin fragility, follicular hyperkeratosis, alopecia, and nail dystrophy. Pediatr Dermatol. 2018 Jul; 35(4):e218-e220.
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Role for the epidermal growth factor receptor in chemotherapy-induced alopecia. PLoS One. 2013; 8(7):e69368.
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Embodying identity in chemotherapy-induced alopecia. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2012 Apr; 48(2):116-21.
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Two new unrelated cases of hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets with alopecia resulting from the same novel nonsense mutation in the vitamin D receptor gene. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug; 23(8):843-50.
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Protection against chemotherapy-induced alopecia. Pharm Res. 2006 Nov; 23(11):2505-14.
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Barbering in mice: a model for trichotillomania. BMJ. 2005 Dec 24; 331(7531):1503-5.