Table 2:
Correlation Between Common Complaints and Cause of Hair Loss
Complaint
Hair Disorder
Gradual thinning without shedding
Androgenetic alopecia
Diffuse shedding Telogen effluvium
Hair breakage or hair that does not grow Trichodystrophy

Shedding with circular areas of hair loss

Alopecia areata

 
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