TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Beard Alopecia
A1  - Chen, Vivien
A1  - Tosti, Antonella
A2  - Tosti, Antonella
A2  - Piraccini, Bianca Maria
Y1  - 2023
N1  - 
T2  - Disorders of the Hair and Nail: Diagnosis and Treatment
AB  - SUMMARYHair  loss  in  the  beard  may  be  reversible  or  irreversible,  and  appropriate  effective  treatments  are  available  depending  on  the  condition.  Overall,  clinical  studies  specifically  focused  on  beard  alopecia  are  limited.Physiologic  beard  distribution  is  commonly  patchy,  especially  up  to  the  third  decade  of  life,  due  to  hair  follicle  heterogeneity.  Topical  minoxidil  can  enhance  hair  growth.Alopecia  areata  of  the  beard  presents  classically  as  smooth  bald  patches  with  characteristic  trichoscopy  findings.  Various  immunosuppressive  and  immunomodulatory  therapies  have  demonstrated  efficacy  for  beard  hair  regrowth.Frontal  fibrosing  alopecia  and  lichen  planopilaris  involve  irreversible  destruction  and  scarring  of  hair  follicles  with  permanent  loss  of  the  beard.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2023/12/09
UR  - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201701046
ER  -