Milday Chapter 8-Hair and Scalp Disorders and Diseases

Why study hair and scalp disorders and diseases?

How many hairs are common to lose per day?

What are the most common types of alopecia?

What is Alopecia?

What is Androgenic Alopecia?

What is Androgenic Alopecia caused by?

Can androgenic alopecia affect anyone?

Approximately _____ million women in particular experience hair loss commonly after menopause.

What is the male pattern for hair loss?

What is the female pattern for hair loss?

______________ is an autoimmune disorder. The immune system attacks the hair follicles, which leads to hair loss.

What does alopecia areata look like?

Which blood cells stop hair growth?

How many people are affected by apolecia areata in the United States?

The scalp appears _______ in the areas of hair loss.

What are the 2 advanced forms of alopecia areata?

Total loss of terminal scalp hair is..

Total loss of terminal hair on the body and scalp is..

____________ occurs in people of all sexes, ages, races, and ethic backgrounds.

When does alopecia areata usually begin?

Temporary hair loss after pregnancy.

Most people experience temporary hair loss _ to _ months after delivery

In Postpartum alopecia, typically when does the cycle regulate?

What are the FDA approved products in the US proven to stimulate hair growth?

Minoxidil is a ______ medication.

Finasteride is a/n _____ prescription medication.

Finasteride is _____ effective than Minoxidil.

2% Minoxidil is

5% Minoxidil is

What is the most well known minoxidil product?

What negative side effects does Finasteride have?

The body supplies nutrients to what last?

How long does it take for hair follicles to regenerate?

How long does it take to notice hair health and growth changes after taking a supplement regimen?

Androgens affect what?

How many people experience hereditary hair loss?

Technical term for gray hair.

Gray hair present at birth is called..

Gray hair from result of age and genetics.

Variety of canities characterized by alternating bands of gray and pigmented hair throughout the length of the hair strand

Growth of terminal hair on a woman's body in an area that would not typically have terminal hair

Condition in which the hair grows longer or thicker than usual

Techinical term for split ends

How do you get rid of split ends?

Technical term for knotted hair

What is trichorrhexis nodosa often caused by?

Techincal term for beaded hair

Technical term for brittle hair

Technical term for dandruff

More severse case of dandruff

Classic dandruff characterized by scale irritation, large flakes, and an itchy scalp

Honey comb ringworm

Ringworm of the scalp

Highly contagious condition caused by mites

Technical term for boul, infection of the tissue surrounding a hair follicle

Boils that form in a clister cacused by staphylococci and extend into the subcutaneous tissue

Inflammation or infection of the hair follicles; presents as small red bumps or white-headed pimples

Inflammation of hir follicles caused by ingrown hairs

Bacterial infections of the scalp, may be caused of either..

Infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice

Head lice can live away from the human body for up to how long?