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Some African American women experience central scalp hair loss, often linked to a history of fungal scalp infection.

A woman's hair loss was initially mistaken for a common hair loss condition but was later found to be caused by breast cancer cells in her scalp.

A young man was initially misdiagnosed with a scalp condition but was found to have a fungal infection, which improved with antifungal treatment.

Adults with persistent scalp issues unresponsive to typical treatments should be tested for the fungal infection tinea capitis to start the right antifungal medication.

Cutting scalp biopsies in consecutive slices improves diagnosis of hair loss conditions.

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

Daily use of antifungal shampoo can hide symptoms and make it hard to diagnose fungal scalp infections.

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

Examining scalp biopsies in different ways helps better diagnose hair loss types.

A man with rare Lichen Planopilaris lost body hair, not scalp hair, and treatment stopped itching but didn't regrow hair.

The 'Swiss cheese' pattern in scalp biopsies can indicate trichotillomania, not just alopecia areata.

The study found that horizontal sections of scalp biopsies are better for analyzing hair loss, showing fewer hairs and more fine hairs in balding areas.

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.

A woman's long-term scalp issues were diagnosed as a rare skin disorder called cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Stopping imipramine reduced the woman's hair loss.

African Americans have less hair density than whites.

A woman with Parkinson's disease experienced hair loss from the Parkinson's medication pramipexole, which improved after stopping the drug.

Some people's hair loss is caused by multiple factors, with the most common being a mix of AGA and CCCA.

The document concludes that a man's long hair may have helped diagnose his rare case of chronic hair shedding, for which no treatment is advised.

Hair loss in a woman with eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome improved after stopping L-tryptophan and starting treatment.

A woman's temporary hair loss after face lift surgery stopped on its own, and hair grew back.

The document explains the causes, types, diagnosis, and treatments of hair loss, and its psychological impact, especially on women.

A woman with a rare scalp condition causing a thick scalp and hair loss didn't improve with steroid treatment.

Mother and son diagnosed with a rare genetic hair loss condition with no effective treatment.

Senescent alopecia is a type of hair loss that occurs after age 50, not caused by genetics, and involves a gradual thinning of hair without significant inflammation.

Hair loss in Androgenetic Alopecia is not caused by damage to follicular stem cells.

Early diagnosis and treatment, using finasteride, minoxidil, or hair transplantation, improves hair loss outcomes.

Telogen effluvium is a common type of hair loss that can resolve on its own or become chronic, with treatment depending on early diagnosis.

AGA can occur in children with family history; early diagnosis and treatment important.

Male pattern hair loss caused by follicular miniaturization; early diagnosis and treatment can reduce psychological burden.