RT Book, Section
A1 Chen, Vivien
A1 Tosti, Antonella
A2 Tosti, Antonella
A2 Piraccini, Bianca Maria
SR Print(0)
ID 1201701046
T1 Beard Alopecia
T2 Disorders of the Hair and Nail: Diagnosis and Treatment
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260462470
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201701046
RD 2023/12/09
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.