GP Quiz 24 – Case 1
Make a diagnosis
Male pattern alopecia
Outline the clinical features
Male pattern alopecia is triggered by androgens and starts in the late teens. The pattern and severity depends on genetic predisposition. There is a symmetrical recession of the temporal hair and balding at the vertex. Terminal hairs are slowly converted into finer, shorter vellus hairs.
This quiz was also published by New Zealand Doctor in March 2007.