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 .
2-414: Piedra is a hair disease caused by a fungus , which causes formation of nodules on the hair shaft. Types include: Hair disease Folliculitis is an inflammatory response that occurs in the hair follicle's superficial part and may affect either the perifollicular or follicular opening. Hirsutism is characterized as the overgrowth of terminal hair in a typical male pattern distribution on
4-401: A female's face and body. 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 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
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