A 36-year-old male is experiencing frontotemporal hair recession.He is diagnosed with male pattern baldness,which is a form of:
A) Alopecia
B) Areata
C) Hirsutism
D) Paronychia

Question

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Male-pattern alopecia is an inherited form of irreversible baldness with hair loss in the central scalp and recession of the frontotemporal hairline.
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune T cell-mediated chronic inflammatory disease directed against hair follicles and results in hair loss.
Hirsutism is a form of abnormal hair growth in women.
Paronychia is an inflammation of the cuticle.

A 36-Year-Old Male Is Experiencing Frontotemporal Hair Recession