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Alopecia and hair loss in detail

Educational guides about common and scarring types of alopecia, warning signs, evaluation and care in São Mateus, Espírito Santo.

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How to use these guides

Individual diagnosis matters

Hair loss can have different causes and more than one type may coexist. Assessment may include medical history, scalp examination, trichoscopy and targeted tests. These guides extend the site’s hair-loss content; the broader hair-treatment page is currently available in Portuguese at capilar.html.

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Choose a type of alopecia

Female pattern hair lossprogressive thinning in women Male pattern hair lossprogressive thinning and male-pattern baldness Alopecia areatawell-defined patches related to autoimmunity Telogen effluviumdiffuse, often temporary shedding after a trigger Anagen effluviumrapid shedding during the growth phase Frontal fibrosing alopeciascarring loss that may recede the frontal hairline Lichen planopilarisinflammatory scarring alopecia of the scalp Folliculitis decalvansneutrophilic scarring alopecia with pustules and inflammation Traction alopeciahair loss caused by repeated pulling and tension Scarring alopeciaa group of diseases that can destroy follicles Drug-induced hair losshair loss related to medicines or systemic treatments Trichotillomaniarepetitive pulling or plucking of one’s own hair

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