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Misdiagnosis of Dandruff

Contents
  1. Dandruff: Introduction
  2. Alternative Diagnoses List
  3. Possible Misdiagnoses
  4. Common Misdiagnoses
  5. News about Misdiagnosis
  6. Misdiagnosis Center
  7. Dandruff: Introduction
  8. Symptoms: Dandruff
  9. Treatments

Alternative diagnoses list for Dandruff:

For a diagnosis of Dandruff, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Dandruff:

Diseases for which Dandruff may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Dandruff is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

Dandruff: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?

Causes of Dandruff may include these medical conditions:

Dandruff Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

Common Misdiagnoses and Dandruff

Rare form of hair loss often misdiagnosed: a rare form of extreme hair loss called "Atrichia with papular lesions" (APL) is often misdiagnosed as alopecia totalis. Researchers estimate that about 1 per 100 diagnoses of alopecia totalis are incorrect. See introduction to alopecia totalis.

Hair and scalp disorders misdiagnosed in African Americans: A higher than average percentage of misdiagnoses of hair or scalp disorders seem to occur in African Americans. Some of the overlooked hair/scalp conditions include cicatrial alopecia, traction folliculitis and sebhorrheic dermatitis. See hair disorders or scalp disorders.

Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Dandruff:

The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Dandruff:

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Dandruff or confirming a diagnosis of Dandruff, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Dandruff may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Dandruff. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.


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