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Pediatric Board Review Question : An 8-year-old boy presents with a patchy distribution of hair loss

Pediatric Board Review Question : An 8-year-old boy presents with a patchy distribution of hair loss

Posted by Stuart C. Silverstein, MD, FAAP Author " Laughing Your Way to Passing the Pediatric Boards " ( R) on Jul 24th 2022

The following Clinical Vignette is an example of the type of question you might face on the Pediatric Boards or the MOCA Peds quarterly module for the Maintenance of Certification 

Read the clinical scenario first and answer the questions before scrolling down for the answer. In addition to the answers we provide a method for breaking down the question to its components where they keys to answering the question can be found. 

 Use this method on the exam itself and you will successfully answer the questions !