Untangling the Questions and Challenges in Patients with Hair Loss: Part 1
In episode 66 of Derms and Conditions, our host, Dr James Q. Del Rosso, sits down with Dr Jeff Donovan, a board-certified dermatologist who practices in Whistler, Canada, with his dermatology clinic dedicated only to management of hair disorders. In part one of this series, they discuss how to approach patients with alopecia areata.
Dr Donovan starts by discussing conditions that can mimic alopecia areata and when a biopsy may be needed to confirm the diagnosis, prompting him to share his suggestions on biopsy caliber, appropriate sites for biopsy, and utilizing the right pathologist to…
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