Hair Disorders
January 2019
in “
Elsevier eBooks
”
TLDR Different hair disorders have specific treatments and outcomes, with some resolving on their own and others requiring medication or emotional support.
The document from 2019 discussed various hair disorders, including androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, and tinea capitis. Androgenetic alopecia, characterized by patterned hair loss, is treated with minoxidil and finasteride, with finasteride maintaining hair in 90% of men after five years. Telogen effluvium, a temporary hair loss due to stress, typically resolves within 2 to 6 months. Tinea capitis, a fungal infection, is treated with systemic antifungals. Trichotillomania, a compulsive hair-pulling disorder, affects both sexes in children but is more common in adult women and may indicate a personality disorder; it can be self-limiting in children but chronic in adults, with treatment options including emotional support and medication. Other disorders like acne keloidalis nuchae, folliculitis decalvans, lichen planopilaris, and loose anagen syndrome were also mentioned with their respective treatments.
