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Section 15. Dermatologic and Sensory Organ Disorders
Chapter 122. Aging and the Skin

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Diffuse Hair Loss

Diffuse Hair Loss

Diffuse hair loss, or hair thinning, normally occurs in both sexes with aging and should be distinguished from diffuse alopecia caused by undernutrition, drugs, and some systemic disorders.

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