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2. Common Types of Scalp Fungi & How to Treat Them - AOL

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   When a scalp fungal infection causes inflammation, it can lead to a form of permanent hair loss called scarring alopecia. Avoiding scalp fungus is the easiest treatment.

3. Ketoconazole Shampoo for Hair Loss: Does It Work?

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   Tinea capitis, or scalp ringworm, is a fungal infection of the scalp hairs. Along with an uncomfortable rash, you might experience hair shedding and scarring alopecia, which is permanent hair loss ...

4. Tinea capitis - Wikipedia

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   The fungus can also exist in a carrier state on the scalp, without clinical symptomatology. Treatment of tinea capitis requires an oral antifungal agent ; griseofulvin is the most commonly used drug, but other newer antimycotic drugs, such as terbinafine , itraconazole , and fluconazole have started to gain acceptance.

5. Telogen Effluvium vs. Androgenetic Alopecia: How These ... - AOL

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   Tinea capitis is a form of scalp fungal infection that can cause hair loss. When the infection causes severe inflammation of the scalp (referred to as kerion), it may result in permanent damage to ...

6. Folliculitis - Wikipedia

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   Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a disorder occurring when hair curves back into the skin and causes inflammation. Eosinophilic folliculitis may appear in persons with impaired immune systems. Folliculitis decalvans or tufted folliculitis usually affects the scalp. Several hairs arise from the same hair follicle. Scarring and permanent hair loss ...

7. Seborrhoeic dermatitis - Wikipedia

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   When the scalp is affected, there can be associated temporary hair loss. [11] Such hair loss varies in appearance from diffuse thinning to patchy areas of hair loss. [11] On close inspection, the locations where hair has thinned may have broken stubs of hair and pustules around the hair follicles. [11]