Hair Disorders - My Version Flashcards
(30 cards)
Explain an animal parasite
Pediculosis/ head lice
Scabies/ itch mite
Explain a vegetable parasite
Tinea / ring worm
What is the technical term for abnormal hair loss?
Alopecia
Hair loss that occurs as a result of genetics, age, and hormonal changes.
Androgenic alopecia
What is characterized by the sudden falling out of hair in round patches.
Alopecia areata
What type of disease is alopecia?
Unpredictable- autoimmune disease
What 5 things can cause temporary alopecia areata?
A,sf,tf, nc, mn
Anemia, scarlet fever, nervous conditions, malnutrition, typhoid fever
What is the normal loss of scalp hair occurring in old age.
Alopecia senilis
List the 2 hair loss treatments that have proven to stimulate hair growth that’s approved by the FDA.
Minoxidil and finasteride
What is the medical term for dandruff?
Pityriasis
The technical term for classic dandruff
Pityriasis capitis simplex
Severe dandruff characterized by accumulation of greasy waxy scales.
Pityriasis steatoids
Medical term for ringworm
Tinea
Ringworm of the scalp
Tinea capitis
Ringworm of the bearded area of the face
Tinea sycosis
What is known as tinea favus or honeycomb ringworm.
Tinea favus
What is the infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice
Pediculosis capitis
How long can head lice live off the human body?
Up to 48 hrs
What contagious skin disease is caused by the itch mite?
Scabies
List 3 bacterial infections (staphylococci) involving the hair follicles?
Fb, Pb, sv
Folliculitis barbeae, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and sycosis vulgaris
What or what are inflammations of the of the follicle caused by bacteria or irritation.
Furuncle or carbuncle
What is also referred to as “razor bumps”?
Barbers itch
Technical term for grey hair
Canities
What is characterized by alternating bands of grey and pigmented hair
Ringed hair
