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Pediatric Hair Loss: Nuances in Clinical Presentation and Therapeutics
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by NEXT STEPS IN DERM TEAM on
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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Pediatric Hair Loss: Nuances in Clinical Presentation
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by NEXT STEPS IN DERM TEAM on
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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Treating Alopecia in Skin of Color Patients: How to Arrest Loss and Promote Regrowth
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by Edita Newton, MD on
Can you improve your culturally-competent hair loss consultation? Would you like to grow your toolbox for comprehensive alopecia treatment? If so, you are in the right place! 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 …

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