Hair disorders.
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.
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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
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