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Hair Diseases and Hair Loss |
Folliculitis; Hair loss |
Folliculitis is inflammation of one or more hair follicles. The condition may occur anywhere on the skin. Causes Most carbuncles and furuncles and other cases of folliculitis develop from Staphylococcus aureus, this is a bit different from the regular staphylococcus found on the skin - mostly within the nostrils. This S. aureus is a "big name" among all the serious medical conditions, as most of the important skin infections are caused by it. Folliculitis starts when hair follicles are d ...
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Resources
- Alopecia Areata Facts (National Alopecia Areata Foundation)
- Alopecia Areata: Frequently Asked Questions (National Alopecia Areata Foundation)
- Alopecia [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- American Academy of Dermatology
- Baldness (MayoClinic)
- Barber//'s itch (MayoClinic)
- Cancer Chemotherapy: How Do I Deal with Losing My Hair? (American Cancer Society)
- Chemotherapy and You: Coping with Side Effects (National Cancer Institute)
- Chemotherapy: Coping With Side Effects (National Cancer Institute)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Alopecia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hair Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Facts About Hair Loss (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Female Pattern Hair Loss (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- Folliculitis (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- Folliculitis (Google Health)
- Gray Hair: What Causes It? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hair Diseases and Hair Loss (Medline Plus)
- Hair Diseases and Hair Loss (National Institutes of Health)
- Hair Loss (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hair Loss (Nemours Foundation)
- Hair Loss and Its Causes (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hair Restoration Treatments (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- Heading Off Hair-Care Disasters: Use Caution With Relaxers and Dyes (Food and Drug Administration)
- Help! It's Hair Loss! (Nemours Foundation)
- Hirsutism (Excess Hair) (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Male Pattern Baldness (American Medical Association)
- Merkel Cell Cancer
- National Alopecia Areata Foundation
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Questions and Answers about Alopecia Areata (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Say Hello to Hair and Nails (Nemours Foundation)
- Skin, Hair, and Nails (Nemours Foundation)
- Skin, Hair, and Nails (Nemours Foundation)
- Telogen Effluvium Hair Loss (American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- Understanding Hair Replacement: Surgery of The Scalp (American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
- Unraveling the Mystery of Hair Loss: Dermatologists Can Help Provide Answers (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Vaccines and Hair Loss (National Immunization Program, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Waardenburg Syndrome (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
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