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Case Reports
. 2023 Oct 31;16(10):e254361.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-254361.

Inverse androgenic alopecia

Li Hu  1 , Xiaojiao Zhang  2 , Fuling Luo  3 , Hengguang Zhao  4
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Case Reports

Inverse androgenic alopecia

Li Hu et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A man in his 50s presented to our clinic with obvious progressive hair thinning in the occipital area below the creeping alopecia crown vertex accompanied by the typical Hamilton-Norwood pattern of male androgenetic alopecia (MAGA) hair loss. Based on his clinical features, trichoscopy findings and histological features, as well as his good response to conventional anti-MAGA therapeutic drugs, such as finasteride and minoxidil, a novel isotype of MAGA, named inverse-MAGA, was first identified, and this isotype should be widely evaluated in future studies.

Keywords: Dermatology; Skin.

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