Symptom: Patchy hair loss

Introduction: Patchy hair loss

Patchy hair loss: The occurrence of patchy hair loss. See free access online books about Patchy hair loss below. See detailed information below for a list of 7 causes of Patchy hair loss, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Patchy hair loss

• Alopecia - patchy hair loss
• Focal alopecia congenital - megalencephaly - patchy hair loss
• Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans - patchy hair loss
• Lupus - patchy hair loss
• Picardi-Lassueur-Little syndrome - patchy hair loss

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Patchy hair loss: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Patchy hair loss, 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

• Patchy hair loss and Baldness (5 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Face symptoms (5 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Hair loss (5 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Hair symptoms (5 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Head symptoms (5 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Skin problems (4 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Skin symptoms (4 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Eye symptoms (3 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Nerve symptoms (3 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Pain (3 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Sensations (3 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Choreoathetosis (2 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Death (2 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Bald (2 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Itching skin (2 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Watery eye (2 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Abdominal symptoms (2 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Aches (2 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Acute fever in children (2 causes)
• Patchy hair loss and Acute Vision Changes in Both Eyes (with pain or inflammation) (2 causes)

See full list of 503 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Patchy hair loss

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Hair loss (444 causes)
• Hair symptoms (529 causes)
• Baldness (397 causes)
• Head symptoms (3835 causes)
• Face symptoms (2762 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Patchy hair loss

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Patchy hair loss:

• Hair loss (444 causes)
• Baldness (397 causes)
• Thin hair (30 causes)
• Weak hair
• Hair symptoms (529 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Patchy hair loss

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Misdiagnosis and Patchy hair loss

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 are...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. Some of the overlooked hair/scalp conditions...read more »

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Medications or substances causing Patchy hair loss:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Patchy hair loss 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.

• Kliogest
• Oestriol
• Ovestin tablets and cream
• Oestrone
• Kolpon

See full list of 21 medications causing Patchy hair loss

Detailed list of causes of Patchy hair loss

The list below shows some of the causes of Patchy hair loss mentioned in various sources:

• Alopecia - patchy hair loss
• Focal alopecia congenital - megalencephaly - patchy hair loss
• Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans - patchy hair loss
• Lupus - patchy hair loss
• Picardi-Lassueur-Little syndrome - patchy hair loss

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How Common are these Causes of Patchy hair loss?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Patchy hair loss. Of the 7 causes of Patchy hair loss that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 5 causes have no prevalence information.

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Conditions listing symptoms: Patchy hair loss:

The following list of conditions have 'Patchy hair loss' 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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Causes of Patchy hair loss Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Patchy hair loss based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: