RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Alopecia in general medicine JF Clinical Medicine JO Clin Med FD Royal College of Physicians SP 74 OP 78 DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-1-74 VO 16 IS 1 A1 Rajani Nalluri A1 Matthew Harries YR 2016 UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/16/1/74.abstract AB Appreciation of different types of hair loss (alopecia) that may be encountered in hospital medicine is important to ensure accurate diagnosis and management, identify underlying medical conditions or treatments that may present with increased hair loss, recognise autoimmune alopecias and their associations, and understand the significant psychological impact of hair loss on an individual. This article discusses common causes of hair loss, as well as those conditions that may be associated with systemic disease, relevant to a general physician.