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alopecia (ăl'əpē`shēə): see baldness baldness, thinning or loss of hair as a result of illness, functional disorder, or hereditary disposition; also known as alopecia. Male pattern baldness, a genetic trait, is the most common cause of baldness among white males. ..... Click the link for more information. . baldnessor alopeciaLack or loss of hair, either permanent (from destruction of hair follicles) or temporary (from short-term follicle damage). Male pattern baldness is inherited and affects up to 40% of men; treatments are transplanting of follicles from areas where hair still grows and application of drugs (e.g., minoxidil) to the scalp. Other causes of permanent baldness are skin diseases and injuries, inborn lack of hair development, and severe follicle injury. Temporary hair loss may follow high fever or come from X rays, drugs, malnutrition, or endocrine disorders. Alopecia areata, with sharply outlined patches of sudden complete baldness, is also usually temporary. alopecia loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tokyo, Japan, May 30, 2006 - (JCN) - On May 29, Banyu
Pharmaceutical announced that the results of its recent trial of
Propecia, an agent for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (AGA),
have been published in the May 16 issue of Japanese Journal of Clinical
Dermatology, an academic dermatology journal. ``At that time, I flipped out, like a nut,'' said Gibson,
now 39, who was eventually diagnosed with alopecia areata, an autoimmune
skin disease that leads to hair loss. Alopecia is a medical condition that causes severe hair loss in men
and women. |
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