Noninfectious causes of alopecia in the pediatric population

Curr Opin Pediatr. 2024 Aug 1;36(4):425-430. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001374. Epub 2024 May 29.

Abstract

Purpose of review: To highlight recent advances in the knowledge base surrounding noninfectious causes of alopecia in the pediatric population.

Recent findings: Recent developments in the literature included assessments of treatment efficacy, diagnostic utility of trichoscopy, and retrospective studies characterizing the clinical picture of pediatric cases.

Summary: These findings will equip practitioners with the recent advances in the field's understanding of noninfectious causes of alopecia in the pediatric population.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alopecia* / diagnosis
  • Alopecia* / etiology
  • Child
  • Dermoscopy
  • Humans