Hypertrichosis is a disease that causes hair to grow thick, all over the body, and is the basis behind the werewolf legend.
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i have only seen a handful of cases inn all my years.
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The disorder is trichotillomania.  I have a family member with this disorder, she's had it since she was a child.  When her stress level gets too high for her to handle the disorder takes over and she pulls out most of the hair on the front of her scalp.\nThere are treatments for this disorder, if you have the disorder do some homework before you decide on a treatment option.
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Ringworm, see a Doctor before all your hair is gone!
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Only if you have a disease in your blood like hepatitis. But it's bad for your health to bite your cheeks like that. Also, is he a vampire? If he kills you for your blood, that would be bad.
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Liver spots are brown-black pigmentation that occur in those areas that are exposed to the sun like the back of the hands, forearms, shoulders, face and forehead. They occur because the skin produces extra melanin to protect itself from sun exposure. Generally people over 40 years get them. Liver spots are permanent but not medically dangerous, although sometimes they may mask skin cancer.
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If you're not just kidding, you should see a doctor to have the growth removed and biopsied to rule out cancer, and to rid yourself of it.  The size must cause it to get in the way of your clothes.  It could have to do with a fungal infection, or hopefully is something benign.  Good luck.
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Hi.  Alopecia Areta is when hair starts falling out.  Anyone can get it at any time.  Some say it could be hereditary, but no matter what race, gender, or age, it can occurr.  My stepson had it at the age of 5.  At first it looked like a shiny bald spot (the shape of a dime).  After trying several creams which did not work, the dermatologist gave a series of cortizone shots on the scalp.  For a 5-year old to go through that, he did very good.  His hair grew back.  Tell your friend to see his determatologist and it wouldn't hurt to get a second opinion.  Good luck.
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When my brother was younger, he had the exact same thing happen to him.  Your hair loss could be "Alopecia Areata".  It's a type of hair loss that occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles, which where hair growth begins.  Experts don't know why this happens.  Alopecia is most common in people younger than 20, but can occur in children and adults of all ages.
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Alopecia, commonly known as baldness, is a set of disorders which involves the state of lacking hair where it would normally grow, especially on the head. The most common form of baldness is a progressive hair-thinning condition that occurs in adult humans and other primate species. Nonetheless, the severity and nature of condition can vary greatly; it ranges from male and female pattern alopecia (alopecia androgenetica), to alopecia areata, which involves the loss of some of the hair from the head, alopecia totalis, which involves the loss of all head hair, to the most extreme form, alopecia universalis, which involves the loss of all hair from the head and the body.\n\nFor the gentleman who said "Depilation": Depilation is a generic term for hair removal which affects the part of the hair above the surface of the skin. The most common form of depilation is shaving. Another popular option is the use of chemical depilatories, which work by breaking the disulfide bonds that link the protein chains that give hair its strength, making the hair disintegrate.\n\nEpilation is removal of the entire hair, including the part below the skin. Some individuals may use waxing, sugaring, epilation devices, lasers, intense pulsed light or electrology. Hair is also sometimes removed by plucking.
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In folklore, lycanthropy is the ability or power of a human being to undergo transformation into a wolf. The term comes from ancient Greek lykánthropos. The word can also be used transitively, referring to the act of transforming someone else into a wolf, or werewolf.\n\nThe word lycanthropy is often used generically for any transformation of a human into animal form, though the precise term for that is technically therianthropy. Rarely, zoanthropy is used instead of therianthropy (Guiley, 192).\n\nFolk-etymology also links the word to Lycaon, a king of Arcadia who, according to Ovid's Metamorphoses, was turned into a ravenous wolf in retribution for attempting to serve human flesh (his own son) to a visiting Zeus in an attempt to disprove the god's divinity.\n\nThere is also a mental illness called lycanthropy in which a patient believes he or she is, or has transformed into, an animal and behaves accordingly. This is sometimes referred to as clinical lycanthropy to distinguish it from its use in legends.\n\nIt is all unbeliveable stories. Can't be belived. If it is true we donot see anyone in the world changing their appearence
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people have that pigmentation variations all over their body, such as birth marks, or an increased melanin patch somewhere, some ppl lack melanin in some parts of their body. It just so happens that that variation happend on their penis head.
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Try doing a 'net search on "liver congestion" or "liver overload."  The liver has over 500 known functions.  A liver that is overloaded and incapable of taking care of body needs can cause a wide variety of symptoms. This is because the liver has so many separate and distinct functions, affecting health in many ways. \n\nRemoving poisons from your body is an important function of the liver.  In fact, this is one of the main reasons the liver becomes overloaded.  Poisons may enter your body in many ways.  You may inhale the poisons sprayed on your lawn, insecticides and household cleaning solvents, or chemicals  used in a hobby, such as photography.  These are all known poisons and should be avoided as much as possible.\n\nAlso, medications purchased and used so freely in our culture, put a significant extra load on the liver and can eventually be harmful.\n\nChemicals used as preservatives, stabilizers, artificial flavorings, artificial colorings and to aid in the processing of foods are all potential problems regarding liver function.  Add to all this smog, aerosol sprays (perfumes, hair sprays, deodorants, room fresheners, insect repellents, dusting aids), alcohol, and many other varied poisons in our environment and you can see how the liver may become overworked and ultimately damaged.\n\nThe liver is a major storage area for carbohydrates and proteins.  Ordinarily the liver stores very little fat; it should normally contain 3% to 5%.  There are several reasons that too much fat or fat-like substances accumulate in the liver.  People with poor protein intake have more fat in the liver because certain substances in protein are essential in breaking down fat.  Without these substances, fat is deposited rather than used. Conversely, too much protein in the diet causes a liver overload because the liver must eliminate the waste products from the protein breakdown.  Consumption of too many refined carbohydrates and/or too much alcohol can cause an elevation of triglycerides, which are fat in nature and accumulate in the liver, causing congestion and interference with normal liver function.\n\nSymptoms of liver overload may be aches and pains, severe fatigue, digestive disturbances, swelling, a constant chilled feeling, and poor appetite. There may be an inability to tolerate medications due to improper breakdown and elimination of the drugs, with an increased number of side effects.
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Trichotillomania is hair loss caused by compulsive pulling and/or twisting of the hair until it breaks off. The hair may be lost in round patches or diffusely across the scalp. The effect is an uneven appearance. \n\nTrichotillomania is a type of compulsive behavior and its causes are not clearly understood. Symptoms usually begin before the age of 17. People with this disorder will often seek the help of a dermatologist initially. Women are 4 times more likely to be affected than men.\n\nThese symptoms are usually seen in children:\n\n1. constant tugging, pulling, or twisting of hair \nincreasing sense of tension is present before \nthe hair pulling. \n2. sense of relief, pleasure, or gratification is reported after the hair pulling. \n3. hair pulling leads to an uneven appearance \nbare patches or diffuse loss of hair.\n4. hair regrowth in the bare spots that feels like stubble \n5. some individuals may develop a bowel obstruction if they eat the hair they pull out. \n6. other self-injury behaviors may be present.\n7. people suffering from this disorder often deny pulling out their hair.\n\nI dont know it this is what he has but it seems possible see #5 above.  Did it appear that he was missing patches of hair?  It may also be a nervous disorder.  Hope this helps.
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My loved one had that for about a year. It is caused by two reasons: a lot of stress, emotional distress or nervousness, \nor bad food and lack of vitamins. \n\nDO NOT scratch it off, since it will take out even more of your hair. There exists a special shampoo to cure just this condition. I don't know it's name, but I could ask my dear. Contact me if you want, I'll ask. \n\nsecond, make sure you stabilise your lifestyle, eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, have enough rest, avoid stress.. if that doesn't help, get some vitamin pills. Ask doctor which vitamins is good for hair and skin. I think D, but I'm not sure, please ask. \n\nthird, a GENTLE scalp massage with your fingertips and some scalp oil (again, ask a doc or contact me and I'll ask my dear), can help. Do not scratch or use fingertips, just massage it lightly so you speed up the blood circulation and healing.\n\nEdit: I asked, the first thing you have to massage the scalp with Cocois oil (some sort of coconut jelly)\nThen wash it out using Nizoral shampoo OR Polytar shampoo\n\nYou use the Cocois oil for about a week, then just continue using the shampoo. The oil is the thing that cleans the flakes, but it's really strong, so don't use it for longer periods of time together. \n\nHope this helps.
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Cushing's Disease (and Cushing's Syndrome) cause weight gain in the body and face, while causing legs and arms to become really skinny. I had that disease. It looks funny.
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There are too many irregularities to be safe, go to a dermatologist ASAP and get a biopsy.
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There is a term for that - some people yank all their hair out.  Kinda like a compulsive habit.  It is called trichotillomania.  Hypnosis or therapy should help.\n\nhttp://groups.msn.com/HairpullingSufferers