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In a Tuscan pediatric clinic, 7.19% of children had hair or scalp disorders, with nonscarring alopecia being the most common.

Dermatoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing hair disorders and can help choose samples for more detailed analysis.

Azathioprine can cause hair loss and matted hair.

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

The document concludes that accurate diagnosis and treatment of scalp itch require differentiating between various conditions using a proposed five-step evaluation process.

Understanding normal hair growth and loss in children is key to diagnosing and treating hair disorders.

People with HIV and low T cell counts have more hair and scalp problems.

The document explains different hair and scalp conditions, including common hair loss after pregnancy or illness, drug-induced hair loss, hereditary excessive hair growth, patterned baldness, autoimmune hair loss, and permanent loss due to skin disease, with generally limited treatment options.

Minoxidil and pyrithione zinc combo most effectively increases hair density.

Herbal treatments can help with hair problems, but more research is needed.

The document concludes that accurate diagnosis is crucial for effectively treating common scalp disorders, which often have similar symptoms.

Scalp pain should be classified as a type of headache.

Trichoscopy is a valuable tool for diagnosing and managing hair and scalp disorders.

Children's hair diseases include compulsive hair-pulling, easily plucked hair, scalp fungal infections, and head lice, each requiring specific diagnosis and treatment.

Head lice can cause unusual patchy hair loss.

Stopping the depression medication improved the woman's eyebrow hair loss, and a treatment for a skin condition caused by mites was effective.

The document says that hookworms are treated with mebendazole and stress-related hair loss usually gets better in 6 months, while other hair loss types have specific treatments.

Light microscopy is useful for diagnosing different hair disorders.

Reflectance confocal microscopy can tell apart white dots on the scalp as either sweat gland ducts or hair follicle openings.

Dermoscopy helps diagnose different scalp conditions by showing unique signs for each disorder.

Dermatoscopy is useful for identifying different hair and scalp conditions and can reduce the need for biopsies.

Trichoscopy is good for diagnosing and monitoring hair and scalp problems in children but needs more research for certain conditions.

The document concludes that proper diagnosis and treatment of common scalp disorders are important for both physical and psychological health.

Demodex mites rarely cause scalp infections leading to hair loss, but when they do, treatment is effective.

The document concludes that scalp disorders can be treated with hair washing, specific shampoos, medications, and sometimes surgery or hair transplants, but hereditary baldness is untreatable.

Up to half of people experience itchy scalp, often due to skin conditions like seborrheic dermatitis or psoriasis, and treatments vary based on the specific cause.

Olanzapine helped a man who thought he had bugs on his skin.

The document concludes that various hair and scalp disorders in children have specific treatments and proper diagnosis is essential.

Videodermoscopy improves diagnosis of hair and scalp disorders and may reduce scalp biopsies.

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