Friday Pop Quiz 11/12/2025
A 40-year-old female presents for a scalp biopsy. On histology, you note premature desquamation of the inner root sheath, eccentric epithelial atrophy with hair shafts in close proximity to the dermis, and concentric lamellar fibroplasia of some follicles. There is variably dense lymphocytic perifollicular inflammation, primarily at the level of the upper isthmus and lower infundibulum. There …
A 40-year-old female presents for a scalp biopsy. On histology, you note premature desquamation of the inner root sheath, eccentric epithelial atrophy with hair shafts in close proximity to the dermis, and concentric lamellar fibroplasia of some follicles. There is variably dense lymphocytic perifollicular inflammation, primarily at the level of the upper isthmus and lower infundibulum. There … 
Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with Skin of Color Update, interviewed Dr. Candrice Heath, assistant professor of dermatology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Every dermatology clinician should know some very specific things about hair loss, according to Dr. Heath, including that children can present with adult hair conditions. Watch as Dr. Heath outlines three condit … 
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Hair loss is a frequent concern for patients visiting the dermatologist, especially in patients with pigmented skin types. Kinky or coiled hair has an innate fragility that makes African Americans especially prone to hair …