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bald head
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state where most or all of hair from the head has been lost or intentionally removed
Key facts
- Other names
- Alopecia, baldness
- Pronunciation
- Alopecia: / ˌ æ l ə ˈ p iː ʃ ( i ) ə , - s i . ə /
- Specialty
- Dermatology
- Symptoms
- Loss of hair from part of the head or body.
- Complications
- Psychological distress
- Types
- Male-pattern hair loss , female-pattern hair loss , alopecia areata , telogen effluvium
- Treatment
- Accepting the condition, medications, shaving of balding areas, surgery
- Medication
- Pattern hair loss : minoxidil , finasteride , Alopecia areata : steroid injections
- Frequency
- 50% of males, 25% of females (pattern hair loss by age 50)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- disease
- Image
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- Commons category
- Hair loss
- ICPC 2 ID
- S23
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C50575
- exact match
- johnfrankmd.com/male-pattern-baldness
- health specialty
- dermatology
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Medicine
- comorbidity
- seborrhoeic dermatitis
- ICD-9-CM
- 704.09
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- tofacitinib
- has cause
- androgenic alopecia
- different from
- alopecia
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Encyclopedic overview
Explanatory video with English subtitles: What causes hair loss? (in 96 seconds)
Hair loss, also known as alopecia or baldness, refers to a loss of hair from part of the head or body. Typically at least the head is involved. The severity of hair loss can vary from a small area to the entire body. Inflammation or scarring is not usually present. Hair loss in some people causes psychological distress.
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