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The document lists common and scalp-specific lesions, emphasizing the need for hair restoration surgeons to recognize these and refer patients to a dermatologist if necessary.

The conclusion is that certain scalp tissue changes are characteristic of lichen planopilaris, with mucinous perifollicular fibroplasia being a new feature for diagnosis.

Sunlight worsens hair loss; protect scalp.

The document concludes that terbinafine is effective for treating scalp fungal infections in children and recommends not excluding them from school during treatment, while also highlighting the need for updated treatment guidelines due to changing infection patterns.

Some cases of tinea capitis, a fungal scalp infection, can look like scarring hair loss due to the body's immune response and the fungus itself.

Follicular red dots may be a normal feature seen in people with less skin pigmentation, not necessarily indicating a scalp disorder.

Early treatment of EPDS can improve outcomes and reduce recurrence risk.

Alopecic and aseptic nodules of the scalp are rare, treatable, and often resolve with doxycycline or on their own.

Cooling the scalp may prevent hair loss from chemotherapy, hair often grows back after treatment, and nail issues usually improve after stopping the drug.

Synthetic hair implants can cause severe scalp problems and removing them improves conditions; natural hair transplants are safer and more effective.

A fungus called Epidermophyton floccosum can cause scalp infections.

An elderly man's hair grew back after treatment with secukinumab, possibly due to reduced scalp inflammation or the medication's direct effects.

The document suggests that severe hair loss in SLE patients may be an early sign of scalp DLE, treatable with immunosuppressive therapy.

The woman's surgery lowered her testosterone and improved scalp hair loss but did not change her excessive body hair.

Stopping forehead irritation and using hydrocortisone helped a man's skin, Martinique has lower melanoma rates, a man had an allergy to a specific antifungal, another had unexplained cysts, certain drugs can cause skin reactions without always being interrelated, a link between Fanconi anemia and a skin condition was suggested, high levels of a certain protein may play a role in a type of psoriasis, and there's a need to study the connection between scalp pain and hair loss.

Timely treatment and prevention are crucial to avoid serious complications in hair transplants.

Trichoscopy is a reliable method for diagnosing hair and scalp disorders quickly and non-invasively.

Effective treatments for scalp psoriasis include glucocorticosteroids, Vitamin D3 analogs, and combination therapies like calcipotriol and betamethasone dipropionate.

Folliculitis decalvans is a rare scalp condition causing scarring hair loss, treated with long-term antibiotics and other medications, but it often comes back and is hard to manage.

Oral medication is necessary to treat scalp fungus in children, with griseofulvin being the usual choice.

A teenage girl with a fungal scalp infection got better with antifungal and allergy medication, and special shampoo.

Linear Discoid Lupus Erythematosus of the scalp can cause hair loss and should be considered in similar cases.

The chapter explains common scalp conditions, including infections, infestations, and tumors.

Terbinafine is the most effective treatment for tinea capitis, a scalp infection often confused with other conditions.

Monilethrix causes different levels of hair loss in family members.

The document concludes that scalp conditions have various causes and can present in many different ways.

A 15-year-old boy's severe scalp condition improved significantly with adalimumab and baricitinib treatment.

A teenage girl with a fungal scalp infection got better with antifungal and allergy medication, plus medicated shampoo.

Repeated biopsies are crucial for managing lupus panniculitis when initial treatments fail.

Two patients with skin lupus were mistakenly thought to have a different scalp condition but improved with lupus treatment.