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2. 13 Reasons for Scabs on Your Scalp and How to Treat Each ...

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   Scalp psoriasis is an inflammatory and chronic autoimmune disease and is a common cause of scalp scabs and discolored patches of skin on and around the scalp. It can also affect other parts of the ...

3. These Pictures Will Help You Identify the Most Common ... - AOL

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   Other symptoms to note: This rash is itchy and can cause hair loss when it occurs on the scalp. The same fungus can also cause athlete’s foot and jock itch. The same fungus can also cause ...

4. Hair Loss in Women: Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   PCOS, thyroid disease, scalp psoriasis, STIs — the list could go on. Many health issues could trigger hair loss. ... Your scalp will heal and your hair might grow back. Laser therapy. Laser ...

5. Human hair growth - Wikipedia

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   Scalp hair was reported to grow between 0.6 cm and 3.36 cm per month. The growth rate of scalp hair somewhat depends on age (hair tends to grow more slowly with age), sex, and ethnicity. [ 3 ] Thicker hair (>60 μm) grows generally faster (11.4 mm per month) than thinner (20–30 μm) hair (7.6 mm per month).

6. Alopecia areata - Wikipedia

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   In a few cases, all the hair on the scalp is lost (alopecia totalis), or all body hair is lost (alopecia universalis). Hair loss can be permanent, or temporary. [7] [1] Alopecia areata is believed to be an autoimmune disease resulting from a breach in the immune privilege of the hair follicles.

7. Dandruff - Wikipedia

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   Dry, thick, well-defined lesions consisting of large, silvery scales may be traced to the less common condition of scalp psoriasis. Inflammation can be characterized by redness, heat, pain or swelling, and can cause sensitivity. Inflammation and extension of scaling outside the scalp exclude the diagnosis of dandruff from seborrhoeic dermatitis ...