what is alopipa hair loss in toddlers?
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"What causes alopecia areata?\nAlopecia areata is classified as an autoimmune disease, but the cause is unknown. People who develop this type of baldness are generally in good health. Some scientists believe that some people are genetically predisposed to develop alopecia areata and that a trigger, such as a virus or something else in the environment, sets off the condition. A family history of alopecia areata makes you more likely to develop it. With alopecia areata, your hair generally grows back, but you may lose and regrow your hair a number of times.\n\nOther causes of temporary hair loss include:\n\n    * Disease. Diabetes, lupus and thyroid disorders can cause hair loss.\n    * Poor nutrition. Having inadequate protein or iron in your diet or poor nourishment in other ways can cause you to experience hair loss. Fad diets, crash diets and certain illnesses, such as eating disorders, can cause poor nutrition.\n    * Medications. Certain drugs used to treat gout, arthritis, depression, heart problems and high blood pressure may cause hair loss in some people. Taking birth control pills also may result in hair loss for some women.\n    * Medical treatments. Undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy may cause you to develop alopecia. After your treatment ends, your hair typically begins to regrow.\n    * Recent high fever, severe flu or surgery. You may notice you have less hair three to four months after events such as an illness or surgery. These conditions cause hair to shift rapidly into a resting phase (telogen effluvium), meaning you'll see less new hair growth. A normal amount of hair typically will appear after the growth phase resumes.\n    * Infancy. Newborns often lose hair during the first several months of life. This baby hair (vellus) is eventually replaced by more permanent hair. It's also common for babies to lose a patch of hair on the back of their heads from rubbing against mattresses, playpens and car seats. Hair will grow back once a baby begins to spend more time sitting up.\n    * Childbirth. Some women experience an increase in hair loss several months after delivering a baby. This is because during pregnancy the hair is shifted into an active growth state that then goes back to baseline soon after delivery. This increased hair loss usually corrects itself.\n    * Hair treatments. Chemicals used for dying, tinting, bleaching, straightening or perming can cause hair to become damaged and break off if they are overused or used incorrectly. Excessive hairstyling or hairstyles that pull your hair too tightly also can cause some hair loss. This is known as traction alopecia.\n    * Scalp infection. Infections such as ringworm can invade the hair and skin of your scalp, leading to hair loss. Once infections are treated, hair generally regrows. Ringworm, a fungal infection, can usually be treated with a topical or oral antifungal medication."
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yes, they can.  babies even get dandruff called cradle cap.  dandruff is excessive shedding of the skin.
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Hypothyroidism & Clogged arteries cause hair loss. \n\nKelp and seaweeds contains iodine, which is the basic substance of thyroid hormone. Tis is a number 1 way to use food to stimulate hair growth.\n\nZinc deficiency is often a deficiency. Pumpkin seeds, almonds, walnuts & raw spinach will give your body enough zinc.\n\nCollged arteries start with a clogged gut.\n\nDrink 6 glasses of water each day and add unrefined sea salt \nto three glasses of water each day.\n\nApple Cider Vinegar externally will make the hair you do have healthy and taking 1 tablespoon with cinnamon and carrot juice will help unclog your arteries.\n\nNeem Oil, Coconut Oil, & Olive Oil applide externally will work in growing new hair when nothing else will.  \nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/f.asp?f=235&t=42812\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/f.asp?f=380&t=43009\n\n\n\nCayenne pepper and Tumeric will greatly enhance circulation. Add these spices to food.\n\nI have started to grow new hair with a diet of most of the foods I listed but neem oil applied externally was my breakthrough.\n\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/f.asp?f=179 \nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/f.asp?f=125&t=42962
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Having had three children I have never heard of shaving one. What religion? What issues?\n\nHealth wise I can't see any reasons for or against it except that a newborns skin is very soft and you might cut him. You'd also have to worry about the soft spot on the skull.\n\nIn general you just let the hair grow until they have enough hair to get their first haircut, which is generaly looked at as they aren't a baby anymore (along with potty training of course) since they usually get a first haircut around 2.
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im 31 years old and have been wearing a hat every day (no kidding) since i was about 15 years old. no hair loss here. my father and grandfather have full heads of hair and i dont know if its hereditary. but ive still got lots of hair.
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Poor thing. Hopefully the chemist is open by now. For the skin I used Aloe Vera Bio Active Gel on my kids, as well as calamine. Cool baths helped. Piriton for the itch. Not sure about the mouth, but you could try ice pops. And lots of calpol/nurofen of course. Hope he's over the worst soon. Hang on in there.
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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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It is called Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis (among many other medical names - see link below).  This rare disease is characterized by excessive hair growth all over the body including the face and the upper body, and is caused by a genetic mutation in the X chromosome.
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Hair loss during pregnancy is uncommon. If hair loss is severe or occurs in round or oval patches, consult your doctor. This may be due to a vitamin or mineral deficiency.\n\nPregnancy-related hair loss most often occurs several months after delivery. During pregnancy, an increased percentage of hairs are in a growing phase and normal shedding of hair declines. After a woman gives birth, a large number of follicles shed hair at once. Although unsettling, this hair loss is temporary. Hair typically returns to its normal fullness and growth cycle within a few months.
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In addition to the very helpful links provided by the earlier poster, it may be that newborns appear "hairy" without having a disorder (usually the term hirsutism implies an abnormality). \n\nA developing fetus is commonly covered with hair called lanugo hair during gestation. This hair is thought to have some insulating properties and be there because babies lack insulating fat at this time. About 36-40 weeks of gestation this lanugo hair is shed and replaced with vellus hair, a soft, peach fuzz looking hair. Some\n\nHere is a picture of a newborn with lanugo hair still present: http://www.babylink.info/Edinburgh/FAQ/..%5Cimages%5CLanugo1.jpg\n\nIf the newborn is premature it may still be covered with lanugo hair, which will eventually be shed. It may also be that the vellus hair is mistaken for abnormal hair on a newborn. Sometimes lanugo hair on newborns "runs in families."\n\nHope this is helpful.
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This sounds like an autoimmune alopecia--alopecia areata is the usual name for this.  There are several other diseases, however, that can cause hair loss--thyroid disease is an example, as is syphilis--so a trip to your friendly neighborhood physician is in order.\n\nOdds are, this is alopecia areata, and a topical steroid lotion may be of some help.\n\nOr, of course, you could just give up and bic your bod...\n\nOK, OK, bad suggestion.  So go see a doctor, already.
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KEEP TAKING YOUR VITAMINS!!!\n\nOrdinarily the average head sheds 100 hairs a day, which are being continually replaced.  During pregnancy, the (darned) hormonal changes keep those hairs from falling out.  But the reprieve is only temporary.  Those hairs are slated to go, and they will, within three to six months of delivery. Some women who are breastfeeding exclusively find that hair fall doesn't begin until they wean their baby or supplement the nursing with formula or solids.\n\nTo keep hair healthy eat well, take your vitamins, shampoo only when necessary, use conditioner, use a wide-toothed comb, and avoid using heat on your hair.  It may be a good idea to postpone permanents, hair color, and hair relaxing treatments until your tresses seem back to normal.\n\nIf hair loss is excessive, especially if you are also experiencing other symptoms of thyroid disease consult a doctor.\n\nSO.. to answer your question, unfortunatly there's really nothing you can do.  It's just another "fun" thing about having a baby that will eventually go away.  Isn't it great?!?!  NOT!! I've been losing my hair for almost two months now.. I'm constantly pulling hairs off my baby, off kitchen counters, out of the drain.. it's endless.  Eew.
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on top of a young babies head (under18months) they have a soft spot on top of their head whwere their skull has not closed yet .If this spot feels hollow then it is depressed and the baby is dehydrated
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Hmmm... it depends on what the cause of the hair loss is.  A dermatologist is probably a good start.  You can even ask the dermatologist if there is anyone else you should see.
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The trace amounts of drugs that remain in the hair are removed as the hair gows out - approximately one-half inch per month. As long as your son's hair is less than 4 inches long (based on 8 months), there shouldn't be a problem.
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vitamins--prenatal vitamins help alot--and u need to check with your doctor-hairloss is a sign of anemia--hypoactive thyroid-and stress-and all of those problems can be helped with medication-good luck
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hi dear ,\napart from this mess i tell you the real treatment for the hair loss.\nfirstly remember that your hairs grows in various phages like catagen, telogen and anagen stage. \nemotional causes are the most imp, they try to \n# decrease the life span of anagen cycle to cause thinning of hair cortex\n# decreases the blood circulation to the hair cortex.\n\nso to solve out this problem, avoid undue emotional disturbance, maintain mental calmness, perform yoga daily, share all your +ive and-ive feelings with someone.\n\nsecond main reason is nutrition\nto maintain it you should take, \nenough protiens like soya, meat, chicken, milk, green veg\nenough vitamins and minerals that you get from green veg and fruits\nstart your day with a juice rather than a tea.\n\nthird main reason is hereditary\nto resolve the c/o, consult a good homoeopath in your locality.\n\nhave happy hairing dear....