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Hair disease

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name	Hair disease
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Hair diseases are illnesses that impact the persistence and regular growth of hair. Types of hair diseases include folliculitis, hirsutism, hypertrichosis, hypotrichosis (alopecia), Menkes kinky hair syndrome, monilethrix, and piedra.

Folliculitis

Main article: Folliculitis

Folliculitis is an inflammatory response that occurs in the hair follicle's superficial part and may affect either the perifollicular or follicular opening.

Hirsutism

Main article: Hirsutism

Hirsutism is characterized as the overgrowth of terminal hair in a typical male pattern distribution on a female's face and body.

Hypertrichosis

Main article: Hypertrichosis

Hypertrichosis is any place of the body where there is more hair growth than is typically seen in people of the same age, race, and sex, excluding androgen-induced hair growth.

Hypotrichosis

Main article: Hypotrichosis

Hypotrichosis is an uncommon condition where there is little to no hair development on the head, in the places of the body where hair normally grows, such as the brows above the eyes and the edges of the eyelids.

Menkes kinky hair syndrome

Main article: Menkes kinky hair syndrome

Menkes kinky hair syndrome is an uncommon X-linked recessive copper metabolism disease.

Monilethrix

Main article: Monilethrix

Monilethrix is an uncommon genetic condition that causes abnormalities in the shaft of the hair.

Piedra

Main article: Piedra

Piedra is a type of superficial fungal infection that appears as tiny nodules adhered to the hair shaft.

References

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Trueb, Ralph M.. (2002). "Causes and Management of Hypertrichosis". American Journal of Clinical Dermatology.
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(2012). "Menkes kinky hair disease". Medknow.
(2005). "Monilethrix: Improvement with Acitretin". American Journal of Clinical Dermatology.
(2025). "Rotavirus". StatPearls Publishing.
(2023-02-13). "Black Piedra". StatPearls Publishing.

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