[Acquired effluvium of head hair: common conditions in women]

MMW Fortschr Med. 2005 Oct 27;147(43):37-40.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Acquired disorders of hair growth in women may present clinically either as effluvium or alopecia. The relevant pathologies include androgenetic alopecia, postpartum effluvium, tinea capitis, trichotillomania and alopecia areata.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alopecia / diagnosis
  • Alopecia / etiology
  • Alopecia Areata / diagnosis
  • Alopecia Areata / etiology
  • Female
  • Hair / growth & development
  • Humans
  • Hypotrichosis* / chemically induced
  • Hypotrichosis* / diagnosis
  • Hypotrichosis* / etiology
  • Postpartum Period
  • Sex Factors
  • Tinea Capitis / complications