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Patchy hair loss: Introduction

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 10 causes of Patchy hair loss, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Patchy hair loss

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Patchy hair loss: Symptom Checker

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Patchy hair loss

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Diagnostic Guides for Patchy hair loss

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Patchy hair loss from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Patchy hair loss. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Patchy hair loss

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  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
  • "Handbook of Diseases" (2003)
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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...read more »

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Videos for Patchy hair loss

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Hair Loss Myths and Facts

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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.

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Detailed list of causes of Patchy hair loss

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

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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 10 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
  • 8 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 10 causes of Patchy hair loss

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.

A

  • Alopecia ... patchy hair loss

    C

  • Chondrodystrophia calcificans congenita ... patchy hair loss
  • Chondrodystrophia punctata, autosomal dominant ... patchy hair loss
  • Conradi-Huenermann Syndrome ... patchy hair loss

    F

  • Focal alopecia congenital - megalencephaly ... patchy hair loss

    K

  • Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans ... patchy hair loss

    L

  • Lupus ... patchy hair loss

    P

  • Picardi-Lassueur-Little syndrome ... patchy hair loss

    S

  • Schäfer syndrome ... patchy hair loss
  • Syphilis ... patchy hair loss

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  • Causes of Patchy hair loss Based on Risk Factors

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    Medical Conditions associated with Patchy hair loss:

    Hair loss (372 causes), Hair symptoms (629 causes), Baldness (372 causes), Head symptoms (5831 causes), Face symptoms (4261 causes)

    Symptoms related to Patchy hair loss:

    Hair loss (372 causes), Baldness (372 causes), Thin hair (15 causes), Weak hair, Hair symptoms (629 causes), Patchy alopecia, Alopecia areata, Atopic dermatitis, Vitilligo (12 causes), Collagen vascular diseases, Thyroid diseases (4 causes)

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