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2. Bumps on Your Scalp? You May Have Folliculitis: What to Know

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   Here, we’re focusing specifically on scalp folliculitis. (Learn more about Itchy Scalp and Hair Loss: ... Hair loss: In severe cases, hair in the affected area may fall out.

3. My hair is falling out. Should I be worried? - AOL

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   Perhaps the most well-known condition to cause hair loss is alopecia, which, Massick explains, “causes your own immune system to attack the hair follicles [so that] the hairs just fall out ...

4. 13 Reasons for Scabs on Your Scalp and How to Treat Each ...

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   If your scalp is intensely itchy and you notice small white dots in your hair that are not flaky (like dandruff), you may have a lice infestation. Lice can cause aggressive scratching, which can ...

5. Alopecia areata - Wikipedia

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   In alopecia areata, a hair follicle is attacked by the immune system. T-cells swarm the roots, killing the follicle. This causes the hair to fall out and parts of the head to become bald. Alopecia areata is thought to be a systemic autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own anagen hair follicles and suppresses or stops hair growth. [22]

6. Hair loss - Wikipedia

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   At the end of the resting phase, the hair falls out (exogen) and a new hair starts growing in the follicle, beginning the cycle again. Normally, about 40 (0–78 in men) hairs reach the end of their resting phase each day and fall out. [28] When more than 100 hairs fall out per day, clinical hair loss (telogen effluvium) may occur.

7. Non scarring hair loss - Wikipedia

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   Scalp is scraped and the specimen is incubated for fungal growth commonly seen in tinea capitis. [10] Scalp biopsy. If the diagnosis of hair loss is unclear or not responsive to the treatment, a scalp biopsy may be required. Scalp biopsy will show evidence of inflammation, location, and change in the follicles. This will frequently refine the ...