Dermatology Search
Dermatology Dermatology
alopecia
ALOPECIA

Alopecia is an involuntary loss of hair usually in the scalp that may occur anywhere over the body.
Scarring alopecia is severe inflammation of the hair follicle result in irreversible damage.
Non-scarring alopecias are reversible.
Alopecia may  be abrupt or gradual in onset.
Most common causes include androgenic alopecia (male & female pattern baldness) & alopecia areata.
History should be reviewed for medications, severe diet restriction, vitamin A supplementation, thyroid symptoms, concomitant illness & stress factor.

Drug Information

Indication: Rheumatic fever, RA, allergic diseases, nephritic syndrome, bronchial asthma & other corticosteroid-indica...

Indication: Replacement therapy for acute adrenocortical insufficiency eg, Addison's disease, bilateral adrenalectomy; rel...

Indication: RA, acute gouty arthritis, bronchial asthma, serum sickness, lupus, nodular arthritis, allergic dermatitis, pe...

Indication: Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency; endocrine, rheumatic, collagen, dermatologic, ophth, resp, ...

Indication: Stimulates hair growth & stabilizes hair loss in patients w/ alopecia androgenetica.

Indication: Allergic, collagen, dermatological, GI, desquamative gingivitis, hematologic, tuberculous meningitis, ophth, r...

Indication: Bronchial asthma, allergic disease, RA, juvenile RA, rheumatoid myocarditis, rheumatic myelitis, psoriasis, os...

Indication: Men w/ pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia).

Shincort
triamcinolone acetonide

Indication: RA, synovitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, allergic dermatitis, pemphigus, allergic & inflammatory ophth di...

Indication: Allergic disorders eg, bronchial asthma & allergic dermatitis; dermatological diseases eg, pemphigus, SLE ...

1  /  3
1  /  3
Editor's Recommendations
Most Read Articles
MARTEG’s formation culminates in recommendations for treatment of urticaria in primary care
Pank Jit Sin, 03 Dec 2018
Prominent members from the Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI) and Dermatological Society of Malaysia (PDM) came together to establish a coalition called the Malaysian Urticaria Expert Group (MARTEG). 
Isotretinoin treatment improves depression symptoms in acne patients
06 Feb 2019
Depression symptoms in acne patients may improve following treatment with isotretinoin, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Smoking, but not alcohol, ups risk of psoriasis
11 Mar 2019
The risk of psoriasis is higher among current smokers, particularly those who smoke >25 cigarettes per day and for >20 pack-years, according to a Taiwanese population-based cohort study. On the other hand, alcohol consumption shows no significant association with psoriasis development.