Leonard Sperling, MD

Dermatopathologist. Professor of Dermatology & Pathology @USUHSPAO. Author: An Atlas of Hair Pathology with Clinical Correlations.

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

Jerad I love watching your ASDP video interviews and just wanted you to know someone’s watching!

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Pigment incontinence in streamers is surrogate for bulbar inflammation. Common in alopecia areata

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

Jerad is a rock star! https://t.co/dyMogWGxcy

[Jerad Gardner, MD @JMGardnerMD]

Leaning about Twitter & alopecia w @LenSperling at #ASDP2017! #dermpath

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

Thanks all who attended alopecia mini course at #ASDP2017. This paper shows early features of acne keloidalis nuchae https://t.co/XXZ2pFvRjD

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Typical Image of frontal fibrosing alopecia. A few lonely hairs can be seen near the border of the receding hairline #dermpath #asdp2017

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

Total absence of adnexal structures is clue to radiation induced alopecia #Dermpath #asdp2017 https://t.co/vZcUZMJTs2

[Gina Johnson @ginajohnsonmd]

Pop quiz: Alopecia bx. R/O metastatic breast ca. What's going on here, @LenSperling ?

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

Telogen count based on TERMINAL HAIRS. Need to count at multiple levels. Here 4/21 terminal hairs in telogen,so count is 19%

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

Follic. decalvans: not specific disease--PATTERN of very inflam cicat alop, usually from CCCA or LPP. Polytrichia (fused infundibula common)

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

@GriJ04 yes, capital Ais terminal anagen, small a is vellus anagen. And so forth.

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

Eccrine duct distention commonly seen in cicatricial alopecia. Not specific, found in CCCA, DLE,LPP

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

When all the histo findings cannot be explained by one diagnosis, think multifactorial alopecia. Attached: androgenetic AND traction

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

Counting hairs is way to separate normal from androgenetic from tel effluv from areata. Draw a map! See photo of androg alop

[Leonard Sperling, MD @LenSperling]

Just setting up my Twitter. #myfirstTweet