title: Hair disorders.
abstract: Disorders of the hair are commonplace in the primary care practice. Among these disorders are male pattern baldness, Telogen effluvium, alopecia areata, Trichotillomania, and fungal infections involving the hair shaft. A review of the normal anatomy and life cycle of hair also is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Practice, Michigan State College of Human Medicine, Family Practice Residency Program, Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, Inc., Saginaw, Michigan, USA. jackso92@pilot.mus.edu
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy