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Introduction: Hair symptoms

Further information about Hair symptoms is below, or review more specific information about these types of Hair symptoms: hair loss, baldness, hairiness, brittle hair, dry hair, dandruff, coarse hair, Graying or other types.

Hair symptoms: Symptoms affecting the hair. See free access online books about Hair symptoms below. See detailed information below for a list of 534 causes of Hair symptoms, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Hair symptoms

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Causes of Types of Hair symptoms:

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Hair symptoms: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Hair symptoms, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Hair symptoms

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Diagnostic Guides for Hair symptoms

12 MEDICAL SYMPTOM BOOKS: FULL TEXT ONLINE! Read the full text of published book sections related to Hair symptoms from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Hair symptoms. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Hair symptoms

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  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs"
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs"
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"
  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"
  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis"
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis"
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"
  • "Handbook of Diseases"
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics"

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Misdiagnosis and Hair symptoms

Rare form of hair loss often misdiagnosed: a rare form of extreme hair loss called "Atrichia with papular lesions" (APL) is often misdiagnosed as alopecia totalis. Researchers estimate that about 1 per 100 diagnoses of alopecia totalis...read more »

Hair and scalp disorders misdiagnosed in African Americans: A higher than average percentage of misdiagnoses of hair or scalp disorders seem to occur in African Americans....read more »

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Stories from Users for Hair symptoms

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Videos for Hair symptoms

Hair Transplant Techniques

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Non-medical Hair Treatment

Non-medical Hair TreatmentBy the age of 50, approximately 50% of women will have to cope with hair loss. This is a natural part of aging, but it's a part most women would...

 

Treating Hair Loss

Treating Hair LossWith so many people suffering from hair loss, it's no surprise that there are many different medications out there: from over-the-counter options...

Helping Men Talk on Hair Loss

Helping Men Talk on Hair LossIt's often hard for men to acknowledge they are losing their hair. But hair loss treatment is most effective when started early, so it's...

 
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Patient Surveys for Hair symptoms

Medications or substances causing Hair symptoms:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Hair symptoms as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

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Organs affected by Hair symptoms:

The list of organs typically affected by Hair symptoms may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Hair symptoms

The list below shows some of the causes of Hair symptoms mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Hair symptoms?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hair symptoms. Of the 534 causes of Hair symptoms that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 1 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 6 causes are "common" diseases
  • 3 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 4 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 9 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 518 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 534 causes of Hair symptoms

Conditions listing symptoms: Hair symptoms:

The following list of conditions have 'Hair symptoms' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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  • 1q deletion ... sparse hair, fine hair
  • 3?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency ... thick hair
  • 49,XXXXX syndrome ... low hairline

    A

  • Aarskog-Ose-Pande syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Ablinism I syndrome ... white hair
  • Achard-Thiers Syndrome ... excessive hair growth
  • Ackerman syndrome ... sparse body hair
  • Acrofacial dysostosis Catania form ... thick hair, coarse hair
  • Acrofacial dysostosis, Palagonia type ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Acromegaloid hypertrichosis syndrome ... increased body hair
  • Acroosteolysis dominant type ... thick hair
  • Addison's Disease ... underarm hair loss
  • Adducted thumb syndrome recessive form ... increased body hair
  • Adrenal adenoma, familial ... increased body hair, increased facial hair growth, baldness, loss of scalp hair, increased facial hair
  • Adrenal Cancer ... increased body hair, increased facial hair growth, baldness, loss of scalp hair, increased facial hair
  • Adrenal Cortex Diseases ... excessive hair thickness in women
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms ... increased body hair, increased facial hair growth, baldness, loss of scalp hair, increased facial hair
  • Adrenal gland hyperfunction ... increased body hair, increased facial hair growth, baldness, loss of scalp hair, increased facial hair
  • Adrenal incidentaloma ... increased body hair, increased facial hair growth, baldness, loss of scalp hair, increased facial hair
  • Adrenocortical carcinoma ... increased body hair, increased facial hair growth, baldness, loss of scalp hair, increased facial hair
  • ADULT syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair, fine hair
  • Aging ... Graying hair, Balding
  • Albinism ... White hair
  • Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy ... dry hair
  • Alopecia ... balding, temporary hair loss, hair loss, patchy hair loss
  • Alopecia Areata ... balding, bald patches, hair loss
  • Alopecia immunodeficiency ... sparse scalp hair, decreased body hair, absent scalp hair
  • Alopecia mental retardation syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Alopecia Totalis ... baldness
  • Alopecia universalis ... baldness, absence of eyelashes, absence of body hair
  • Alopecia, epilepsy, pyorrhea, mental subnormality ... sparse scalp hair, decreased body hair, absent scalp hair
  • Alopecia, mental retardation and neurological problems ... baldness
  • Alopecia-contractures-dwarfism-mental retardation ... sparse hair
  • Alstrom syndrome ... baldness
  • Alves Castelo dos Santos syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, increased body hair, decreased body hair, absent scalp hair
  • Amaurosis hypertrichosis ... coarse hair
  • Ambras syndrome ... excessive hair growth
  • Amelo-onycho-hypohidrotic syndrome ... fine hair
  • Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome ... normal female body hair pattern
  • Angelman syndrome ... blond hair
  • Angiokeratoma - mental retardation - coarse face ... increased body hair, thick hair, coarse hair
  • Anorexia Nervosa ... balding scalp, thinning hair, excess facial hair, excess body hair, soft body hair (lanugo), hair loss
  • Aplasia cutis congenital - intestinal lymphangiectasia ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • AREDYLD ... sparse hair
  • Argininosuccinase lyase deficiency, neonatal ... dry hair, brittle hair
  • Argininosuccinic aciduria ... fragile hair
  • Arthrogryposis - epileptic seizures - migrational brain disorder ... thick hair, coarse hair
  • Arthrogryposis IUGR thoracic dystrophy ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia ... premature graying
  • Atrichia - mental and growth delay ... absent scalp hair
  • Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome, type 1 ... loss of hair
  • Autoimmune thyroid diseases ... thinning hair, dry hair, fine hair, brittle hair

    B

  • Bagatelle-Cassidy syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Bamforth syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Barber's rash ... facial hair rash
  • Basaran-Yilmaz syndrome ... fragile hair
  • Baughman syndrome ... curly hair
  • Bazex-Dupre-Christol syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Bearn-Kunkel syndrome ... hirsuitism
  • Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy ... hirsutism, curly hair
  • Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 1 ... hirsutism, curly hair
  • Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 2 ... hirsutism, curly hair
  • Berlin Breakage syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • BIDS syndrome ... brittle hair
  • Bindewald-Ulmer-Muller syndrome ... increased body hair
  • Biotin deficiency ... hair loss
  • Bird-headed dwarfism, Montreal type ... premature graying
  • Bjornstad syndrome ... dry hair, fragile hair, coarse hair
  • Blepharitis ... loss of eyelashes
  • Brachmann-De Lange Syndrome ... hirsutism
  • Brunzell syndrome ... increased body hair
  • Bullous dystrophy, macular type ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair

    C

  • C-like syndrome ... hirsuitism
  • Camptodactyly syndrome, Guadalajara type 1 ... low hairline
  • Canavan leukodystrophy ... blond hair
  • Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome ... sparse hair, curly hair
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 1 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 10 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 11 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 12 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 13 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 2 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 3 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 4 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 5 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 6 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 7 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 8 ... hair loss
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 9 ... hair loss
  • Cerebellar ataxia - ectodermal dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair, fine hair
  • Cervicooculoacoustic syndrome ... low hairline
  • Chromosome 1, monosomy 1q25 q32 ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair, fine hair
  • Chromosome 1, monosomy 1q4 ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair, fine hair
  • Chromosome 10p duplication syndrome ... dry hair, low hair line, fine hair
  • Chromosome 12p tetrasomy syndrome ... fine hair
  • Chromosome 12q duplication syndrome ... low hairline, hirsuitism
  • Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome ... excessive hair growth
  • Chromosome 16p, partial duplication ... sparse hair, absence of eyelashes
  • Chromosome 16q, partial duplication ... sparse hair, excessive hair growth
  • Chromosome 17p, partial duplication ... excessive hair growth
  • Chromosome 17q, partial duplication ... hirsutism
  • Chromosome 18, Tetrasomy 18p ... low hairline
  • Chromosome 19p duplication syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Chromosome 1p deletion syndrome ... low hairline
  • Chromosome 1q duplication syndrome ... hirsutism, sparse hair, dry hair
  • Chromosome 2 trisomy syndrome ... central hair whorl
  • Chromosome 2, monosomy 2q37 ... sparse hair
  • Chromosome 22, trisomy ... sparse hair
  • Chromosome 3, Monosomy 3p2 ... excessive hair growth
  • Chromosome 3, trisomy 3q ... excessive hair growth
  • Chromosome 3, Trisomy 3q2 ... excessive hair growth
  • Chromosome 5q deletion syndrome ... abundant coarse hair
  • Chromosome 8p inverted duplication syndrome ... curly hair
  • Chromosome 8q duplication syndrome ... hirsuitism
  • Chromosome 9, monosomy 9p ... low hairline
  • Chromosome 9, trisomy 9q32 ... decreased hair pigmentation
  • Chromosome 9p tetrasomy syndrome ... hirsuitism
  • Cirrhosis of the liver ... baldness
  • Cleft lip palate - oligodontia - syndactyly - pili torti ... fragile hair
  • Cleft palate, bilateral choanal atresia, curly hair and congenital hypothyroidism ... curly hair
  • Cockayne syndrome ... thin hair, dry hair
  • Coffin-Lowry syndrome ... hairiness
  • Coffin-Siris Syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, hirsuitism
  • Coloboma - hair abnormality ... sparse hair
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - non-classical form ... increased body hair
  • Congenital alopecia X-linked ... sparse hair
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1M ... sparse hair, loss of hair
  • Congenital hypotrichosis milia ... sparse hair, coarse hair
  • Conradi-Hunermann syndrome ... sparse hair, coarse hair
  • Copper deficiency, familial benign ... sparse hair
  • Cornelia de Lange Syndrome ... excessive hair growth
  • Cortes-Lacassie syndrome ... curly hair
  • Costello syndrome ... curly hair
  • Cote-Katsantoni syndrome ... brittle hair
  • Cranioectodermal dysplasia ... fine hair
  • Craniolenticulosutural dysplasia ... thick hair, coarse hair, brittle hair
  • Cronkhite-Canada disease ... hair loss
  • Cushing syndrome, familial ... excessive hair thickness in women
  • Cushing's syndrome ... body hair growth, hirsutism, increased body hair, excessive hair thickness in women, loss of scalp hair, balding, facial hair growth, increased facial hair, excess hair growth, excess hair growth

    D

  • Davenport-Donlan syndrome ... white hair
  • Deafness - pili torti -hypogonadism ... sparse scalp hair, dry hair, fragile hair, coarse hair
  • Dennis cohen syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Dermatomyositis ... growth of excess hair
  • Dermo-odontodysplasia ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Diarrhea chronic with villous atrophy ... increased hair growth
  • Dibasic aminoaciduria 2 ... brittle hair
  • Discoid lupus erythematosus ... hair loss
  • Dubowitz Syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Dyskeratosis Congenita ... sparse hair, premature graying, fine hair
  • Dyskeratosis congenita of Zinsser-Cole-Engman ... sparse hair
  • Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa ... sparse hair

    E

  • Ectodermal dysplasia ... light hair, sparse hair, brittle hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - alopecia - preaxial polydactyly ... sparse scalp hair, sparse body hair, absent scalp hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - arthrogryposis - diabetes mellitus ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair, fine hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - blindness ... sparse hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - ectrodactyly - macular dystrophy ... sparse scalp hair, sparse body hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - hypohidrotic - hypothyroidism - ciliary diskinesia ... sparse scalp hair, fine hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - mental retardation - central nervous system malformation ... fine hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - mental retardation - CNS malformation ... fine hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - neurosensory deafness ... sparse scalp hair, coarse hair, brittle hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia mental retardation syndactyly ... thick hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia trichoodontoonychial type ... sparse hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia with natal teeth, Turnpenny type ... sparse scalp hair, sparse body hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, 'pure' hair-nail type ... sparse hair, fragile hair, brittle hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, anhidrotic with T-cell immunodeficiency, autosomal dominant ... sparse scalp hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, Berlin type ... increased body hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, hypohidrotic, autosomal dominant ... wiry hair, sparse hair, fine hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, hypohidrotic, autosomal recessive ... dry hair, sparse hair, fine hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, hypohidrotic, with immune deficiency ... sparse scalp hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, Margarita type ... sparse scalp hair, brittle hair
  • Ectodermal dysplasia/ skin fragility syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Ectrodactyly ectrodermal dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair
  • Ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-cleft lip/cleft palate ... thin hair, sparse hair
  • Edinburgh malformation syndrome ... increased body hair
  • EEC syndrome ... wiry hair, thin hair, sparse hair
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, progeroid form ... sparse scalp hair, fine hair, curly hair
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, progeroid form 2 ... curly hair
  • Emery-Nelson syndrome ... thick hair, coarse hair
  • Epidermal nevus - vitamin D resistant rickets ... sparse scalp hair
  • Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Cockayne-Touraine type ... growth of excess hair
  • Epidermolysis bullosa, lethal acantholytic ... loss of hair
  • Epilepsy - microcephaly - skeletal dysplasia ... increased body hair
  • Ermine phenotype ... white hair
  • Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp ... loss of hair
  • Euhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair

    F

  • Faciodigitogenital syndrome, recessive form ... dry hair, coarse hair
  • Familial hypopituitarism ... dry hair, coarse hair, hair loss
  • Familial hypothyroidism ... dry hair, coarse hair, hair loss
  • Familial renal cell carcinoma ... excessive hair growth
  • Feminisation ... loss of facial hair, loss of body hair
  • Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome ... thick hair, hirsuitism, coarse hair
  • Fetal minoxidil syndrome ... increased body hair
  • FG Syndrome ... sparse hair, fine hair
  • FG syndrome 1 ... sparse hair, fine hair
  • FG syndrome 2 ... sparse hair, fine hair
  • FG syndrome 3 ... sparse hair, fine hair
  • FG syndrome 4 ... sparse hair, fine hair
  • FG syndrome 5 ... sparse hair, fine hair
  • Fibromatosis gingival - hypertrichosis ... growth of excess hair
  • Fitzsimmons-McLachlan-Gilbert syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Focal alopecia congenital - megalencephaly ... patchy hair loss
  • Focal dermal hypoplasia ... sparse hair, brittle hair
  • Folliculitis ... tender hair follicles, swollen hair follicles
  • Forbes-Albright syndrome ... altered pattern of body hair in females
  • Fowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome ... increased body hair, dandruff
  • Francois dyscephalic syndrome ... light hair, thin hair
  • Freire-Maia odontotrichomelic syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Frontonasal dysplasia - Klippel Feil syndrome ... low hair line
  • Fryns macrocephaly ... thick hair, coarse hair
  • Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor ... increased body hair, loss of scalp hair, increased facial hair

    G

  • Gamborg nielsen syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Gangliosidosis generalized GM1, type 1 ... hairiness
  • GAPO syndrome ... absence of scalp hair
  • Garret-Tripp syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Generalized lipodystrophy with mental retardation, deafness, short stature and slender bones ... sparse facial hair
  • Giant axonal neuropathy ... kinky hair
  • Glomerulonephritis - sparse hair - telangiectases ... sparse scalp hair, sparse hair
  • Glucocorticoid resistance ... male-pattern baldness
  • GM1 gangliosidosis ... hairiness
  • Gonadal dysgenesis XY type associated anomalies ... low hair line
  • Graft versus host disease - chronic ... hair loss
  • Granulomatous hypophysitis ... reduced genital hair
  • Graves Disease ... thinning hair, brittle hair
  • Growth Hormone Deficiency ... fine hair
  • Gynandroblastoma ... hirsuitism

    H

  • Hair conditions ... Dry hair, Loss of hair, Absence of hair, Brittle hair
  • Hair defect with photosensitivity and mental retardation ... sparse hair, fragile hair, coarse hair
  • HAIR-AN Syndrome ... loss of scalp hair
  • Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome ... thick hair
  • Hanhart syndrome type IV ... sparse hair
  • Harlequin type ichthyosis ... growth of excess hair
  • Hartnup Disease ... dry hair
  • Hashimoto's Thyroiditis ... brittle hair
  • Hay-Wells Syndrome ... wiry hair, sparse hair, sparse hair, coarse hair
  • Hay-Wells syndrome, recessive type ... wiry hair, sparse hair, sparse hair
  • Heller-Nelson syndrome ... sparse body hair
  • Hemochromatosis type 3 ... hair loss
  • Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, type Christianson-Fourie ... sparse scalp hair
  • Hirsutism ... hairiness, increased chin hair, increased hair growth, increased chest hair, increased lip hair, increased underarm hair, increased thigh hair, increased ear hair, male pattern hair growth, increased facial hair
  • Homocystinuria ... sparse hair, fragile hair
  • Homocystinuria syndrome ... light hair, sparse hair, dry hair, fine hair
  • Hooft disease ... thin hair, dry hair
  • Hunter-Carpenter-Macdonald syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Hyperadrenalism ... increased body hair, increased facial hair growth, baldness, loss of scalp hair, increased facial hair
  • Hyperandrogenism ... loss of scalp hair
  • Hyperostosis frontalis interna ... thick hair
  • Hyperthyroidism ... thinning hair, fine hair, brittle hair
  • Hypertrichosis ... excessive hair growth
  • Hypertrichosis brachydactyly obesity and mental retardation ... excessive hair growth
  • Hypertrichosis lanuginosa, acquired ... excessive hair growth
  • Hypertrichosis, congenital generalized ... excessive hair growth
  • Hypertrichosis, hyperkeratosis, mental retardation, and distinctive facial features ... increased body hair
  • Hypertrichotic osteochondrodysplasia ... growth of excess hair
  • Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism - syndactyly ... sparse scalp hair
  • Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair, sparse body hair, brittle hair
  • Hypomelanosis of Ito ... excessive hair growth
  • Hypoparathyroidism familial isolated ... brittle hair, coarse hair
  • Hypopituitarism ... reduced genital hair
  • Hypothyroidism ... dry hair
  • Hypothyroidism - cleft palate ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Hypothyroidism - dermoid cyst - cleft palate ... sparse scalp hair
  • Hypotrichosis - lymphoedema - telangiectasia ... sparse hair
  • Hypotrichosis simplex ... thin hair, sparse hair

    I

  • IBIDS syndrome ... sparse hair, brittle hair
  • Ichthyosiform erythroderma, nonbullous congenital ... loss of eyelashes, sparse hair, loss of scalp hair
  • Ichthyosis and male hypogonadism ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type ... growth of excess hair
  • Ichthyosis with hypotrichosis, autosomal recessive ... sparse scalp hair, sparse body hair, dry hair, fragile hair, brittle hair, curly hair
  • Immunodeficiency with short limb dwarfism ... fine hair
  • Impossible syndrome ... increased body hair
  • Incontinentia Pigmenti ... wiry hair, thin hair, sparse hair, extremely kinky hair, extremely wooly hair, coarse hair, hair loss
  • Insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis ... blond hair
  • Insulin resistance, short fifth metacarpals ... hirsutism
  • Insulin-resistance syndrome, type A ... increased body hair
  • Intermediate cystinosis ... blond hair
  • Iris coloboma, macrocephaly, agenesis of the corpus callosum, brachydactyly and mental retardation ... sparse hair, curly hair

    J

  • Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, growth of excess hair
  • Jequier-Kozlowski-skeletal dysplasia ... increased body hair
  • Jorgenson syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Judge-Misch-Wright syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Jugular lymphatic obstruction sequence ... altered hair growth zone, altered hair direction patterning
  • Juvenile macular degeneration and hypotrichosis ... hair loss

    K

  • Kaler-Garrity-Stern syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Katsantoni-Papadakou-Lagoyanni syndrome ... sparse hair, fine hair, brittle hair
  • Keratoderma palmoplantaris transgrediens et progrediens ... thick hair, coarse hair
  • Keratosis follicularis - dwarfism - cerebral atrophy ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans ... patchy hair loss
  • Klinefelter syndrome ... sparse facial hair, sparse body hair
  • Klippel Feil Syndrome ... low hairline
  • Kotzot-Richter syndrome ... rough hair

    L

  • Lactic acidosis congenital infantile ... loss of scalp hair
  • Lamellar ichthyosis ... sparse scalp hair
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, autosomal dominant form ... sparse scalp hair
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 1 ... sparse scalp hair
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 2 ... sparse scalp hair
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 3 ... sparse scalp hair
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 5 ... sparse scalp hair
  • Lanzietri syndrome ... growth of excess hair
  • Leprechaunism ... hirsutism
  • Leprosy ... loss of eyelashes
  • Loose anagen syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Lowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome ... blond hair
  • Lupus ... hair loss, patchy hair loss

    M

  • Macrocephaly, rhizomelia and conductive hearing loss ... sparse hair
  • Macroepiphyseal dysplasia with osteoporosis, wrinkled skin, and aged appearance ... dry hair, coarse hair
  • Madokoro-Ohdo-Sonoda syndrome ... sparse hair, absent scalp hair
  • Mandibuloacral dysplasia ... sparse hair, brittle hair
  • Mandibuloacral dysplasia with type B lipodystrophy ... sparse hair, brittle hair
  • Mannosidosis, alpha B lysosomal ... low hairline
  • Marfanoid - mental retardation syndrome autosomal ... increased body hair
  • Marie Unna congenital hypotrichosis ... loss of hair
  • Marinesco-Sjögren I ... sparse hair, fine hair, brittle hair
  • Marshall-Smith Syndrome ... excessive hair growth
  • Masculinisation ... hirsutism, body hair growth, male pattern hair growth, facial hair growth, male pattern baldness
  • McCune-Albright Syndrome ... early underarm hair, early pubic hair
  • McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia ... light hair, sparse body hair, sparse hair, fragile hair, fine hair
  • Mende syndrome ... white hair
  • Menkes Disease ... white hair, gray hair, sparse hair, kinky hair
  • Menopause ... thinning hair, Hair loss
  • Mental retardation - blepharophimosis - obesity - web neck ... sparse scalp hair
  • Mental retardation - hip luxation - G6PD variant ... increased body hair
  • Mental retardation - macrocephaly - coarse facies - hypotonia ... fine hair
  • Mental retardation - myopathy - short stature - endocrine defect ... decreased body hair
  • Mental retardation, Mietens-Weber type ... low hairline, excessive hair growth, excessive hair growth
  • Mental retardation, X-linked, Brooks type ... low hairline
  • Mesomelia radial hypoplasia bifid thumb unusual facies ... sparse hair
  • Metabolic disorders ... hair problems
  • Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, recessive type ... sparse scalp hair
  • Michelin tyre baby syndrome ... growth of excess hair
  • Micro syndrome ... increased body hair
  • Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type 2 ... sparse scalp hair
  • Microcephaly - sparse hair - mental retardation - seizures ... sparse scalp hair
  • Miescher syndrome (2) ... excess body hair
  • Mikaelian syndrome ... sparse hair, coarse hair
  • Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy - aminoacidopathy ... increased body hair
  • Mohr syndrome ... dry hair, sparse hair, rough hair
  • Moloney syndrome ... sparse hair, fine hair
  • Mowat-Wilson syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Moynahan syndrome III ... sparse hair, coarse hair
  • MPS 3 C ... coarse hair
  • MPS 3 D ... hirsuitism
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- mild form ... excessive hair growth
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type 3 ... hirsuitism, abundant scalp hair
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome ... hirsutism
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Scheie syndrome ... hirsuitism
  • Muller-Barth-Menger syndrome ... excessive hair growth
  • Multiple carboxylase deficiency, propionic acidemia ... hair loss
  • Myotonic Dystrophy ... balding in males
  • Myotonic dystrophy, type 2 ... balding in males
  • Myxedema ... thinning hair, bald patches, brittle hair

    N

  • Naguib syndrome ... low hair line
  • Narrow oral fissure - short stature - cone-shaped epiphyses ... sparse scalp hair
  • Nasal hypoplasia, sparse hair, truncal obesity, genital hypoplasia and severe mental retardation ... sparse hair
  • Naxos disease ... rough hair
  • Nephropathic cystinosis ... blond hair
  • Netherton syndrome ichthyosis ... sparse hair, brittle hair
  • Neuroectodermal endocrine syndrome ... sparse hair, brittle hair
  • Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • NISCH syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Nodulosis-arthropathy-osteolysis syndrome ... hirsutism
  • Noonan syndrome 3 ... thick hair
  • Noonan-like syndrome ... sparse scalp hair

    O

  • Oculo tricho dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair
  • Oculo-dento-digital dysplasia dominant ... sparse hair, dry hair
  • Oculo-osteo-cutaneous syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Oculocerebral syndrome with hypopigmentation ... white hair
  • Oculocutaneous albinism ... light hair
  • Oculocutaneous albinism type 1 ... white hair
  • Oculocutaneous albinism, minimal pigment type ... white hair
  • Oculocutaneous albinism, type 1A ... white hair
  • Oculocutaneous albinism, type 2 ... blond hair
  • Oculocutaneous albinism, type 4 ... blond hair
  • Oculodentodigital syndrome ... dry hair, sparse hair, fine hair
  • Oculodentoosseous dysplasia dominant ... sparse hair, dry hair, fine hair
  • Oculodentoosseous dysplasia recessive ... sparse scalp hair
  • Odonto onycho dysplasia with alopecia ... sparse body hair
  • Odontoonychodermal dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair, dry hair
  • OFD syndrome type 8 ... dry hair, sparse hair, rough hair
  • OFD syndrome type Figuera ... dry hair, sparse hair, rough hair
  • OFD syndrome type IX ... dry hair, sparse hair, rough hair
  • OHSS ... dry hair
  • OLEDAID ... thin hair
  • Oligodontia and polycystic ovarian syndrome ... hirsutism
  • Onychotrichodysplasia and neutropenia ... dry hair, sparse hair, fragile hair, curly hair
  • Oral facial digital syndrome ... dry hair, sparse hair, rough hair
  • Oral facial digital syndrome, type IV ... dry hair, sparse hair, rough hair
  • Orofaciodigital syndrome Thurston type ... dry hair, sparse hair, rough hair
  • Orotic aciduria hereditary ... sparse hair
  • Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia ... thin hair
  • Ovarian Cancer ... hair growth

    P

  • Pachydermoperiostosis ... decreased facial hair, decreased pubic hair
  • Palant cleft palate syndrome ... low hair line
  • Partington-Anderson syndrome ... coarse hair
  • Patterson pseudoleprechaunism syndrome ... thick hair
  • Pena-Shokeir syndrome Type 2 ... hirsutism
  • Petty-Laxova-Wiedemann syndrome ... increased body hair, brittle hair
  • Phenylketonuria ... light hair
  • PIBIDS syndrome ... sparse hair, brittle hair
  • Picardi-Lassueur-Little syndrome ... patchy hair loss
  • Pierre Robin sequence with pectus excavatum and rib and scapular anomalies ... low hairline
  • Pili annulati ... fragile hair
  • Pili torti ... fragile hair
  • Pili torti - developmental delay - neurological abnormalities ... fragile hair
  • Pili torti - onychodysplasia ... sparse scalp hair
  • Pilo dento ungular dysplasia - microcephaly ... sparse scalp hair, fine hair
  • Pituitary cancer, childhood ... increased body hair, increased facial hair
  • Pituitary tumors, adult ... increased body hair, increased facial hair, reduced genital hair
  • POEMS syndrome ... increased body hair
  • Poikiloderma of Rothmund-Thomson ... sparse hair
  • Pollitt syndrome ... fragile hair, brittle hair
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome ... hirsutism, thinning hair, dandruff, thick hair, facial hair growth, Male-pattern baldness, excess hair growth
  • Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 1 ... hair loss
  • Porphyria, congenital erythropoietic ... growth of excess hair
  • Primerose syndrome ... sparse body hair
  • Progeria ... loss of eyelashes, balding, hair loss
  • Progeroid syndrome, neonatal ... sparse hair
  • Progressive kinking of the hair, acquired ... curly hair, hair loss
  • Proud-Levine-Carpenter syndrome ... increased body hair

    Q

  • Quinquaud's decalvans folliculitis ... loss of hair

    R

  • Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome ... thick hair
  • Radiation sickness ... hair loss
  • Rajab-Spranger syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Ramon Syndrome ... growth of excess hair
  • Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome ... wiry hair, sparse hair, fine hair
  • Red skin pigment anomaly of New Guinea ... white hair
  • Resistance to thyroid stimulating hormone ... hair loss
  • Retention of tears - ectrodactyly - ectodermal dysplasia - strange hair, skin and teeth ... gray scalp hair
  • Rett-like syndrome ... fine hair
  • Revesz Debuse syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, fine hair
  • Reynolds-Neri-Hermann syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Rhizomelic syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Roberts-SC Phocomelia ... sparse hair
  • Rodrigues blindness ... sparse hair, fine hair
  • Rombo syndrome ... decreased body hair
  • Rubinstein-Taybi like syndrome ... excessive hair growth
  • Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome ... hirsutism

    S

  • Sabinas brittle hair syndrome ... brittle hair
  • Sabouraud syndrome ... hair thinning
  • Salti-Salem syndrome ... decreased body hair
  • Sanderson-Fraser syndrome ... low hair line
  • Sanfilippo syndrome type A ... coarse hair
  • Sanfilippo syndrome type B ... coarse hair
  • Scalp defects - postaxial polydactyly ... sparse scalp hair
  • SCARF syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Schäfer syndrome ... patchy hair loss
  • Schinzel Giedion Syndrome ... excessive hair growth
  • Schlegelberger-Grote syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome ... low hairline
  • Scott syndrome ... hirsuitism
  • Seckel syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Seckel-like syndrome, type Buebel ... sparse hair
  • Selenium - overuse ... hair loss
  • Selenium poisoning ... brittle hair, hair loss
  • Sener syndrome ... thin hair
  • Sequeiros-Sack syndrome ... sparse scalp hair
  • Serpentine fibula - polycystic kidney syndrome ... thick hair
  • Sertoli-leydig cell tumors ... increased facial hair
  • Sheehan Syndrome ... loss of pubic hair
  • Short limbs subluxed knees cleft palate ... sparse hair
  • SHORT Syndrome ... sparse hair
  • SIBIDS syndrome ... brittle hair
  • Sjögren-Larsson syndrome ... thin hair, brittle hair
  • Skeletal dysplasia - orofacial anomalies ... sparse scalp hair
  • Sparse hair - ptosis - mental retardation ... sparse hair
  • Sparse hair - short stature - skin anomalies ... sparse hair
  • Spastic paraplegia - neuropathy - poikiloderma ... loss of eyelashes
  • Spastic paraplegia 23 ... premature graying
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia - dysmorphism ... thick hair, rough hair, coarse hair
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia-dysmorphism syndrome ... rough hair, abundant hair
  • Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, hypotrichosis ... sparse hair
  • Sugarman syndrome ... dry hair, sparse hair, rough hair
  • Syndactyly - cataract - mental retardation ... increased body hair
  • Syphilis ... patchy hair loss, hair loss

    T

  • Tang Hsi Ryu syndrome ... increased body hair
  • Taurodontia - absent teeth - sparse hair ... sparse scalp hair
  • TDO type II ... kinky hair
  • Teebi-Shaltout syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, fine hair
  • Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome ... hairy patches on lower back
  • Tetra-amelia with ectodermal dysplasia and lacrimal duct abnormalities ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Thrombocytopenia - Robin sequence ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Thumb deformity, alopecia, pigmentation anomaly ... sparse hair
  • Thyroid agenesis ... dry hair, low hairline, brittle hair
  • Thyroid disorders ... thinning hair, dry hair, fine hair, brittle hair
  • Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect ... dry hair, coarse hair
  • Tooth and Nail syndrome ... sparse hair, fine hair
  • Total Hypotrichosis, Mari type ... sparse body hair
  • Toxic epidermal necrolysis ... loss of hair
  • Tricho odonto onycho dermal syndrome ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair
  • Tricho-dento-osseous syndrome ... kinky hair
  • Tricho-dento-osseous syndrome type I ... kinky hair
  • Tricho-odonto-onychial dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair
  • Tricho-onychic dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair, fine hair, brittle hair, coarse hair
  • Trichodental syndrome ... dry hair, fine hair
  • Trichodermodysplasia - dental alterations ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair, fine hair, brittle hair
  • Trichodysplasia xeroderma ... sparse hair, coarse hair, brittle hair
  • Trichomegaly - tapetoretinal degeneration - growth disturbance syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 1 ... thin hair, sparse hair
  • Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 2 ... sparse scalp hair
  • Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 3 ... thin hair
  • Trichothiodystrophy - sun sensitivity ... fragile hair, brittle hair
  • Trichotillomania ... bald patches, hair loss
  • Tropical sprue ... dry hair
  • Turner Syndrome ... low hairline
  • Turner-mongolism polysyndrome ... low hairline

    U

  • Uncombable hair syndrome ... Thick hair, Absent scalp hair, Coarse hair
  • Unusual facies and autosomal dominant hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair, sparse body hair
  • Unusual facies and autosomal recessive hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia ... sparse scalp hair
  • Urocanase deficiency ... Blond hair

    V

  • Van Wyk-Grumbach syndrome ... absent pubic hair
  • Varadi Papp syndrome ... dry hair, sparse hair, rough hair
  • Variegate porphyria ... growth of excess hair
  • Virilism ... increased body hair, increased facial hair, male-pattern baldness
  • Virilizing ovarian tumor ... increased body hair, baldness, increased facial hair
  • Vitamin A overdose ... hair loss
  • Vitiligo ... gray beard, premature graying, gray scalp hair

    W

  • Waardenburg syndrome type 2 ... premature graying
  • Waardenburg syndrome types I ... premature graying
  • Warburg Sjo Fledelius syndrome ... Increased body hair
  • Warburton Anyane Yeboa syndrome ... Low hair line
  • Weaver Syndrome ... thin hair
  • Werner syndrome ... gray hair, sparse hair, absent pubic hair
  • Whelan syndrome ... dry hair, sparse hair, rough hair, coarse hair
  • Wiedemann Oldigs Oppermann syndrome ... Hirsutism
  • Woodhouse Sakati syndrome ... Balding
  • Woolly hair - hypotrichosis - everted lower lip - outstanding ears ... sparse hair
  • Woolly hair, congenital ... curled hair

    X

  • X chromosome, monosomy Xp22 pter ... Low hairline
  • X chromosome, monosomy Xq28 ... Low hairline
  • Xylosylprotein 4-beta-galactosyltransferase (XGPT) deficiency ... sparse scalp hair, fine hair

    Y

  • Yunis Varon syndrome ... sparse scalp hair

    Z

  • Zanier-Roubicek syndrome ... sparse hair
  • Zellweger-like syndrome, without peroxisomal anomalies ... sparse scalp hair, absent scalp hair, brittle hair

    Conditions listing complications: Hair symptoms:

    The following list of conditions have 'Hair symptoms' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Alopecia ... temporary hair loss

    V

  • Vitiligo ... premature graying

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    Subtypes of Hair symptoms:

    Hair loss (320 causes), Baldness (320 causes), Hairiness (133 causes), Brittle hair (40 causes), Dry hair (40 causes), Dandruff (2 causes), Coarse hair (34 causes), Graying (11 causes), Hair excess, Hairy Tongue, Pubic hair loss (3 causes), Thickening of body hair, Greasy hair, Excess hair growth (2 causes), Facial hair growth (3 causes), Hair thinning (1 cause), Increased facial hair (15 causes), Increased hair growth (2 causes), Patchy hair loss (7 causes), Temporary hair loss (1 cause), Thinning hair (22 causes), Black hairy tongue, Reversible alopecia, Loss of eyelashes (5 causes), Male-pattern baldness (4 causes), Bald (2 causes), Hirsutism (29 causes)

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