Abstract
Hair loss is a common complaint that leads to pediatric dermatology office visits. In the childhood years, hair-growth disorders are somewhat age dependent. There are three disorders of abnormal hair growth and hair loss that occur consistently throughout the pediatric and adolescent years: traction alopecia, tinea capitis and alopecia areata. We will briefly review current thinking in the pathogenesis and treatment of these three disorders.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 795-804 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Expert Review of Dermatology |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alopecia areata
- Alopecia in children
- Autoimmune alopecia
- Chignon alopecia
- Diagnosing pediatric hair loss
- Marginal alopecia
- Nonmarginal alopecia
- Scalp infection
- Tinea capitis
- Traction alopecia
- Treating pediatric hair loss