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Poliosis circumscripta, commonly referred to as a "white forelock", is a condition characterized by localized patches of white hair due to a reduction or absence of melanin in hair follicles. Although traditionally associated with the scalp, poliosis can affect any hairy area on the body, including eyebrows, eyelashes, and beards.
Cocaine abuse has shown hair loss due to the hot vapors traveling up causing burning of the hair of the eyebrows or eyelashes. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy can cause hair loss due to the eradication of the hair cells, especially when used to treat ocular tumors. Genetics: Some of the diseases listed in the causes can be inherited.
Trichiasis in dogs is hair from the eyelid growing in the wrong direction and rubbing on the eye, causing irritation. It usually occurs at the lateral upper eyelid, especially in the English Cocker Spaniel. [3] Trichiasis also refers to hair from a nasal fold rubbing on the eye.
Individuals with Ectodermal Dysplasia (ED) commonly experience sparse or absent hair, a condition known as hypotrichosis. Scalp hair is typically fine, brittle, and may lack pigmentation, appearing light or wispy. Eyebrows and eyelashes may also be sparse or absent, contributing to the distinct facial appearance seen in ED.
The hair is often light-coloured, brittle, and slow-growing. This condition is also characterized by absent teeth or teeth that are malformed. Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is the most common form of ectodermal dysplasia in humans. It is estimated to affect at least 1 in 17,000 people worldwide. [citation needed]
The whisker-like hairs are so long that she can hold them together.
Hair defect-photosensitivity-intellectual disability, also known as Calderon-Gonzalez-Cantu syndrome, is a rare syndrome characterized by fragile hair, photosensitive eyebrows and eyelashes and intellectual disability which does not progress, and no metabolic aberration.
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