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Health Encyclopedia: Hair Loss
Partial or complete loss of hair is called alopecia.
Alternative Names
Loss of hair; Alopecia; Baldness
Considerations
Hair loss usually develops gradually and may be patchy or diffuse (all over). Roughly 100 hairs are lost from your head every day. The average scalp contains about 100,000 hairs.
Each individual hair survives for an average of 4-1/2 years, during which time it grows about half an inch a month. Usually in its 5th year, the ha...
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Health Guide
Chronic thyroiditis (Hashimotos disease)
...or presence of goiter Small or atrophic thyroid gland (late in the disease) Dry skin Hair loss Heavy and irregular menses Difficulty concentrating or thinking ... Read more »Is It Getting Breezy Upstairs?
...everyone wants to look like Mr. Clean, or date him. And despite the medical advances in dealing with hair loss and the rise of baldness as a fashion statement, it's still unsettling to look in the... Read more »Stress: Complications
...psoriasis, acne, rosacea, and eczema. Unexplained itching may also be caused by stress.Unexplained Hair Loss (Alopecia Areata). Alopecia areata is hair loss that occurs in localized (individual)... Read more »Headaches: Cluster: Medications
...use of lithium is not without problems. Some patients may experience:An unpleasant taste in the mouthHair lossWeight gain (a frequent reason why many patients stop taking lithium)Skin eruptions... Read more »Hodgkin's Disease: Transplantation
...may not develop for a year or more. GVHD can cause gastrointestinal problems, severe skin reactions, hair loss, mouth and throat ulcers, and liver damage. Careful matching of the donor and... Read more »
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