Alopecia Idiopathic
Disease information
Alopecia Idiopathic
Alopecia idiopathic
.
It is the loss of hair, in the absence of any other skin
disorder
or
disease
generally appreciable.
Can be affected any hairy area, being more
common
in the scalp and beard.
In rare cases it can be to lose all body hair (
alopecia
universalis)
Causes.
Unknown.
Signs and symptoms.
Sudden loss of hair in clearly defined areas.
It does not cause pain.
It does not cause itching.
Risk Factors.
Stress
.
Inheritance.
Prevention.
The diagnosis is done by inspection, although it may be necessary to perform additional tests, especially blood tests to rule out
a
secondary
alopecia
(due to general or
systemic
diseases
)
It must also be distinguished from those secondary to skin
disorders
, such as tubs (fungal
diseases
of the skin) which is different because in the latter there is an active inflammatory edge, which is growing, and because it is not that they do not appear hair,
but
they grow weak and breaks. In addition, the hair loss caused by skin
disorders
tend to sting.
General Measures.
Bathe and wash your hair as
normal
: it is not
a
contagious
disorder
.
Avoid pulling on her hair
normal
areas close to hair loss.
Medication.
Apply for topical steroids once or twice
a
day (unless you are instructed otherwise) The application is ideal after bathing or washing the head. This facilitates the implementation and increases its penetration. Use only non - steroidal fluorinated products for the scalp and groin.
In special cases, steroid injections may be used in affected areas and oral medication with cortisone. The minoxidil (or their derivatives newer) topical (medication prescribed for hair growth) may be of assistance,
but
is very expensive and not always effective.
Injections of triamcinolone on the scalp can be useful in some cases.
Can be recommended the Photochemotherapy.
Diagnosis and Treatment.
Loss of all body hair (
alopecia
universalis)
Hair growth slow or incomplete.
Complications.
Usually reversible, with
spontaneous
new growth during
a
period
of one to three years.
You can expect
a
change
in people with total areas of hair loss small.
Reappears in 25% of cases.
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