Hair and scalp disorders
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199208388.003.14
Introduction214
Investigations215
Hair loss (alopecia)216
Structural abnormalities of hair shaft218
Scalp lesions220
Scalp infections222
Scalp infestations224
Inflammatory dermatoses of scalp226
Changes in hair colour228
Algorithm for hair loss228
Hirsutism229
Hypertrichosis230
Hair is found all over the body except for palms, soles and mucosal surfaces. It is modified in different body sites to form scalp, eyebrow, eyelash and nasal hairs all of which provide protection. At puberty, secondary sexual development causes a growth of pubic and axillary hair and in the male, increased coarse facial hair. The cycle of hair growth undergoes three phases, which are shown in ...
Access to the complete content on Oxford Medicine Online requires a subscription or purchase. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts for each book and chapter without a subscription.
Please subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you have purchased a print title that contains an access token, please see the token for information about how to register your code.
For questions on access or troubleshooting, please check our FAQs, and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.