Anatomy & SciencesQuestion 39 of 484
Androgenetic alopecia is best known as:
a.Pattern hair loss (male or female pattern baldness)
b.Shedding after pregnancy
c.Round patches of total hair loss
d.Scalp ringworm
Explanation
Androgenetic alopecia is pattern hair loss linked to genetics and hormones. Alopecia areata causes round patches; tinea capitis is scalp ringworm.
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