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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;6(2):75-6.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.138595.

Anterolateral leg alopecia: common but commonly ignored

Tee Wei Siah  1 , Matthew J Harries  2
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Case Reports

Anterolateral leg alopecia: common but commonly ignored

Tee Wei Siah et al. Int J Trichology. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

A middle-aged man presented with anterolateral leg alopecia which is a very common but under-recognized hair loss condition.

Keywords: Alopecia; hair loss; nonscarring alopecia.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Nonscarring hair loss confined to the anterolateral area of lower legs bilaterally
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