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Numerous types of lice, bacteria, and fungi, can invade the scalp and cause problems. Because the diseases are due to bacteria, fungi, viruses, and microscopic animals, they can readily be transmitted from one individual to another via close contact or the use of contaminated implements.
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There are a variety of hair and scalp diseases; some are very common, while other more severe hair and scalp diseases are fortunately rare. Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune skin disease that causes the body’s immune system to attack the hair follicles, causing baldness in patches.
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Ringworm of the scalp is a type of fungal infection. The most common species of fungi affecting humans are Microsporum canis and Tricophyton verrucosum. ... Many other skin diseases can have similar symptoms but require very different treatment. It is therefore important for the doctor to perform several tests and not to...
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Pityriasis amiantacea is thought to be a hypersensitivity response to a number of scalp diseases, like scalp psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis or lichen simplex. Tinea amiantacea is a misnomer as fungal infection is rarely a cause for P. amiantacea.
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Scalp problem; Question: I am a 30 year old white male. I have a scalp problem. It is always dry and scaly after I get out of the shower. In the evenings, it is oily. I went to a dermatologist a few years ago who prescribed Nizoral shampoo.
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Doctors' Answers to "Frequently Asked Questions" - Scalp Problems ... Scalp problem; Question: I am a 30 year old white male. I have a scalp problem. It is always dry and scaly after I get out of the shower. In the evenings, it is oily. I went to a dermatologist a few years ago who prescribed Nizoral shampoo.
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Any condition or disease, either of the body or of the scalp, which interferes with this function usually causes the hair to fall. A certain amount of baldness is to be expected with many of the prolonged fevers, with an impoverished state of the blood, and with such devastating diseases as syphilis and tuberculosis.
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The underlying scalp skin is red. In mild disease only patchy areas of the scalp ... This is an autoimmune disease of the skin. The scalp is often affected. ...
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; Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) ... ; Female Hair Loss: Ludwig Classification ... Selected Diseases of the Scalp (continued)
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