Diseases of the hair and scalp

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Diseases of the hair and scalp

edited by Rodney Dawber

BlackwellScience, c1997

3rd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This book attempts to present a practical clinical account of the hair and its disorders. It is hoped that it will be of value not only to the dermatologist, but also to other physicians who wish to understand the significance of changes in their patients hair. The comparative physiology of hair growth is described because it throws light on clinical situations in man. Diseases of the hair and scalp are included as they are so often associated with some disturbance of hair growth.

Table of Contents

  • List of Contributors
  • Preface to the third edition
  • Preface to the first edition
  • 1. The physiology and embryology of hair growth
  • 2. Hair follicle structure, keratinization and the physical properties of hair
  • 3. The hair in infancy and childhood
  • 4. Hair patterns: hirsuties and androgenetic alopecia
  • 5. Diffuse alopecia: endocrine, metabolic and chemical influences on the follicular cycle
  • 6. Hereditary and congenital alopecia and hypotrichosis
  • 7. Defects of the hair shaft
  • 8. Hypertrichosis
  • 9. Traumatic alopecia
  • 10. Alopecia areata
  • 11. Cicatrical alopecia
  • 12. The colour of the hair
  • 13. Infections and infestations
  • 14. Psychological factors and disorders of the hair
  • 15. Hair cosmetics
  • 16. Hair and scalp in systemic diseases
  • 17. Diseases of the scalp and skin diseases involving the scalp
  • 18. Naevi, tumours and cysts of the scalp
  • 19. Measurement of hair growth and investigation of hair disease
  • Index

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