Alopecia

"Alopecia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Absence of hair from areas where it is normally present.

Descriptor ID	D000505
MeSH Number(s)	C17.800.329.937.122 C23.300.035
Concept/Terms	Alopecia Alopecia Baldness Hair Loss Hair Losses Loss, Hair Losses, Hair Alopecia, Male Pattern Alopecia, Male Pattern Male Pattern Alopecia Baldness, Male Pattern Male Pattern Baldness Female Pattern Baldness Female Pattern Baldness Baldness, Female Pattern Androgenetic Alopecia Androgenetic Alopecia Pattern Baldness Baldness, Pattern Androgenic Alopecia Alopecia, Androgenic Alopecias, Androgenic Androgenic Alopecias Alopecia, Androgenetic Pseudopelade Pseudopelade Alopecia Cicatrisata Alopecia Cicatrisatas

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Diseases [C]
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Skin Diseases [C17.800]
Hair Diseases [C17.800.329]
Hypotrichosis [C17.800.329.937]
Alopecia [C17.800.329.937.122]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical [C23.300]
Alopecia [C23.300.035]

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Bar chart showing 19 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	2	3
2015	1	0	1
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2019	1	1	2

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Lilly CM, Mickelson JT. Evolution of the Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine Value Proposition. Crit Care Clin. 2019 Jul; 35(3):463-477.

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Lutz CK, Menard MT, Rosenberg K, Meyer JS, Novak MA. Alopecia in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta): Association with pregnancy and chronic stress. J Med Primatol. 2019 08; 48(4):251-256.

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Kadakia S, Badhey A, Ashai S, Lee TS, Ducic Y. Alopecia Following Bicoronal Incisions. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2017 May 01; 19(3):220-224.

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Lutz CK, Coleman K, Worlein JM, Kroeker R, Menard MT, Rosenberg K, Meyer JS, Novak MA. Factors influencing alopecia and hair cortisol in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). J Med Primatol. 2016 08; 45(4):180-8.

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Novak MA, Menard MT, El-Mallah SN, Rosenberg K, Lutz CK, Worlein J, Coleman K, Meyer JS. Assessing significant (>30%) alopecia as a possible biomarker for stress in captive rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Am J Primatol. 2017 Jan; 79(1):1-8.

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Dettmer AM, Rosenberg K, Menard MT, El-Mallah SN, Woodward RA, Suomi SJ, Meyer JS. Differential relationships between chronic hormone profiles in pregnancy and maternal investment in rhesus monkey mothers with hair loss in the neonatal period. Am J Primatol. 2017 Jan; 79(1):1-8.

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Novak MA, Hamel AF, Coleman K, Lutz CK, Worlein J, Menard M, Ryan A, Rosenberg K, Meyer JS. Hair loss and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis activity in captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2014 May; 53(3):261-6.

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Cheraghi N, Robinson A, O'Donnell P, Belazarian L. Scalp sarcoidosis: a sign of systemic sarcoidosis. Dermatol Online J. 2014 Mar 17; 20(3).

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Leiva AG, Chen AL, Devarajan P, Chen Z, Damanpour S, Hall JA, Bianco AC, Li J, Badiavas EV, Zaias J, Miteva M, Romanelli P, Nouri K, Cao Wikramanayake T. Loss of Mpzl3 function causes various skin abnormalities and greatly reduced adipose depots. J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Jul; 134(7):1817-1827.

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Hosur V, Cox ML, Burzenski LM, Riding RL, Alley L, Lyons BL, Kavirayani A, Martin KA, Cox GA, Johnson KR, Shultz LD. Retrotransposon insertion in the T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia 1 (Tal1) gene is associated with severe renal disease and patchy alopecia in Hairpatches (Hpt) mice. PLoS One. 2013; 8(1):e53426.

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