Pediatric androgenetic alopecia: A review.
alopecia
androgenetic alopecia
androgenic alopecia
female pattern hair loss
finasteride
hair loss
male pattern hair loss
minoxidil
precocious puberty
Journal
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
ISSN: 1097-6787
Titre abrégé: J Am Acad Dermatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7907132
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2021
11 2021
Historique:
received:
23
01
2019
revised:
24
07
2019
accepted:
05
08
2019
pubmed:
16
8
2019
medline:
4
3
2022
entrez:
16
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a well-known cause of hair loss in adults but is an under-recognized cause of hair loss in children and adolescents. We reviewed the existing literature regarding androgenetic alopecia in the pediatric/adolescent population. PubMed searches were performed to identify all articles discussing AGA in a pediatric/adolescent population published up to December 2018. We identified 7 articles discussing androgenetic alopecia in patients aged younger than 18. One of these articles was a review containing data from 3 conference abstracts, which were also included in the analysis. A total of 655 cases of androgenetic alopecia were found. Data are limited to retrospective reviews and case reports/series. AGA in the pediatric population is not uncommon, but its incidence and prevalence are unknown. It is associated with a strong family history of AGA and can typically be diagnosed clinically by physical examination and trichoscopy. Topical minoxidil, although not approved, has been used with success. Other treatment modalities are poorly studied in children.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31415838
pii: S0190-9622(19)32565-4
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.08.018
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Finasteride
57GNO57U7G
Minoxidil
5965120SH1
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1267-1273Informations de copyright
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