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Alopecia (hair loss)

Hair loss or alopecia is the medical description of the loss of hair of the head or body, sometimes to the extent of baldness. Unlike the revocation of the aesthetics of the common body hair, alopecia tends to be unintentional and undesirable, such as androgenic alopecia. However, in May it also be caused by psychological pressure to withdraw from their own hair (trichotillomania) or the unforeseen consequences of voluntary hairstyling routines (mechanical alopecia pull many Ponytails or tight braids or burns on the head of hair relaxing caustic solutions or hot irons hair).

In some cases, alopecia is an indication of a medical nature, such as lack of iron.

Hair loss occurs when only one party, it is known as alopecia areata. Alopecia universalis is complete when there is loss of hair on the body, similar to hair loss, sometimes associated with chemotherapy affects the entire body.

CAUSES

* The androgenetic alopecia (male pattern baldness)
* Fungal infections such as “black dot” ringworm or tinea capitis
* Chemicals such as damage caused by the process, or often use chemical relaxing
* Damage caused by the heat that the repeated use of the hot comb
* Chronic exposure to fire into the hair shaft, such as alopecia pull
* Required interesting hair trichotillomania
Hypothyroidism *
* Iron
Alopecia Areata *
* Telogen Effluvium because of physical or psychological stress
* Hereditary disorders of the hair shaft or genodermatoses
* Secondary syphillis can cause a “restricted hairloss
* Lupus Erythematosus Cakram lupus erythematosus or chronic cutanous
* Lichenplanopilaris
* Pseudopelade Brocq

* Tufted folliculitis

Dissecting cellulitis
* Alopecia mucinosis
* Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans
* The side effects of medications such as chemotherapy
* Testosterone booster tablets.