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Recognizing specific features of African-American hair can help diagnose hair loss conditions.

Dermatoscopy helps diagnose hair and scalp disorders in people with Afro-textured hair, but more research is needed for better understanding and treatment.

Certain diseases like AIDS and lupus can make African hair become silky.

A 38-year-old African American woman has a rare condition that prevents her from growing long hair.

People of African or Asian descent have unique skin issues that need special care.

Relaxer treatments damage African–American hair, with commercial products causing more harm than lab-made solutions.

The Middle East and Africa need better data, treatment consensus, and support for Alopecia Areata.

Many North African women with acne also have PCOS, showing more severe symptoms and higher testosterone levels.

Amazigh women in Morocco have lost control of argan oil production to the state and businessmen, limiting their roles to nut cracking.

Consider DRIF and perform skin biopsies for persistent papular rashes.

Traction alopecia is more common in African women than girls, especially when traction is applied to chemically relaxed hair; avoiding such hairstyles may reduce the risk.

The document concludes that diagnosing and treating Human African Trypanosomiasis is challenging, but new treatments like fexinidazole are promising.

A scale was made to measure hair loss severity in African American women.

Skin color may change how alopecia areata looks under a dermoscope.

Conditioning agents, especially jojoba oil and lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 methicone, protect and strengthen chemically straightened Afro-ethnic hair.

The document concludes that clinicians should be aware of common hair and scalp disorders in women of African descent and that more research is needed to develop effective treatments.

Alopecia greatly lowers the quality of life for South African Black women, especially affecting their self-image and social interactions.

Chemical and physical treatments like bleaching, dyeing, and UV radiation damage both Caucasian and Afro-ethnic hair.

A child was initially wrongly diagnosed with a fungal scalp infection but actually had a non-scarring hair loss condition called Temporal Triangular Alopecia.

Dermoscopy helps quickly identify hair breakage in people of African descent.

FUE can be successfully done on African-American hair by using larger punch tools and careful techniques to reduce hair damage.

The most different genetic segment between Africans and East Asians is the EDA2R/AR region, with two main types influenced by population changes and natural selection, and linked to baldness.

The document concludes that central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) should be considered in African American men with vertex hair loss and scalp symptoms, and that prompt diagnosis and treatment can slow disease progression.

A woman with CCCA has hair loss due to factors like straighteners and tight hairstyles, and treatments include steroids and avoiding certain hair products.

Accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment of hair loss.

Trichophyton bullosum has been found causing severe skin infections in donkeys in North Africa for the first time since 1933.

Certain hairstyles and less hair oil use in African American girls can lead to scalp conditions like traction alopecia and seborrheic dermatitis.

Black women's unique hair characteristics and styling practices can lead to specific scalp conditions, which require early diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

Hair treatments cause significant structural changes, especially with excessive heat, regardless of ethnicity.