Hair disease explained

Hair diseases are illnesses that impact the persistence and regular growth of hair. Types of hair diseases include folliculitis, hirsutism, hypertrichosis, hypotrichosis (alopecia), Menkes kinky hair syndrome, monilethrix, and piedra.^[1]

Folliculitis

See main article: Folliculitis. Folliculitis is an inflammatory response that occurs in the hair follicle's superficial part and may affect either the perifollicular or follicular opening.^[2]

Hirsutism

Hirsutism is characterized as the overgrowth of terminal hair in a typical male pattern distribution on a female's face and body.^[3]

Hypertrichosis

See main article: Hypertrichosis. Hypertrichosis is any place of the body where there is more hair growth than is typically seen in people of the same age, race, and sex, excluding androgen-induced hair growth.^[4]

Hypotrichosis

Hypotrichosis is an uncommon condition where there is little to no hair development on the head, in the places of the body where hair normally grows, such as the brows above the eyes and the edges of the eyelids.^[5]

Menkes kinky hair syndrome

See main article: Menkes kinky hair syndrome. Menkes kinky hair syndrome is an uncommon X-linked recessive copper metabolism disease.^[6]

Monilethrix

See main article: Monilethrix. Monilethrix is an uncommon genetic condition that causes abnormalities in the shaft of the hair.^[7]

Piedra

See main article: Piedra. Piedra is a type of superficial fungal infection that appears as tiny nodules adhered to the hair shaft.^[8]

See also

• List of cutaneous conditions

Further reading

• Wolff . Hans . Fischer . Tobias W. . Blume-Peytavi . Ulrike . The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hair and Scalp Diseases . Deutsches Ärzteblatt International . Deutscher Arzte-Verlag GmbH . 2016-05-27 . 113 . 21 . 377–386 . 1866-0452 . 10.3238/arztebl.2016.0377 . 27504707 . 4908932 . none.
• Book: Marks . James G. . Miller . Jeffrey J. . Lookingbill and Marks' Principles of Dermatology . Hair Disorders . Elsevier . 2019 . 263–276 . 10.1016/b978-0-323-43040-1.00020-8 . 978-0-323-43040-1 . none.

External links

• Mount Sinai
• Skinsight

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hair Diseases . NCBI . 2023-10-31 . 2024-04-01.
2. Luelmo-Aguilar . Jes??s . Sabat Santandreu . Mireia . Folliculitis: Recognition and Management . American Journal of Clinical Dermatology . 5 . 5 . 2004 . 1175-0561 . 10.2165/00128071-200405050-00003 . 301–310. 15554731 .
3. Mofid . A. . Seyyed Alinaghi . S. A. . Zandieh . S. . Yazdani . T. . Hirsutism: Hirsutism . International Journal of Clinical Practice . 62 . 3 . 2007-12-11 . 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01621.x . 433–443. 18081798 . free .
4. Trueb . Ralph M. . Causes and Management of Hypertrichosis . American Journal of Clinical Dermatology . 3 . 9 . 2002 . 1175-0561 . 10.2165/00128071-200203090-00004 . 617–627. 12444804 .
5. Web site: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms . National Cancer Institute . 2024-04-01.
6. Choudhary . SanjivV . Gadegone . RutujaW . Koley . Sankha . Menkes kinky hair disease . Indian Journal of Dermatology . Medknow . 57 . 5 . 2012 . 407–409 . 0019-5154 . 10.4103/0019-5154.100503 . free . 23112368 . 3482811 .
7. Karincaoglu . Yelda . Coskun . Basak K . Seyhan . Muammer E . Bayram . Nalan . Monilethrix: Improvement with Acitretin . American Journal of Clinical Dermatology . 6 . 6 . 2005 . 1175-0561 . 10.2165/00128071-200506060-00008 . 407–410. 16343029 .
8. Web site: Sharma . Poonam . Nassereddin . Ali . Sonthalia . Sidharth . Black Piedra . StatPearls Publishing . 2023-02-13 . 31424762 . 2024-04-01.