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Philip Posted 19 years ago
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Question about hair

0 01font01b00What is the medical term for the condition where there is absolutely no hair on a body. How common is it? Is it sex-linked (I've known two women with this condition, but no men)? Is it hereditary? Thanks for any information you may have.02b02font00 0-
  

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0 alopecia is a condition where people lose their hair, but it sounds as though you mean hairless from birth, and I'm not sure if it applies to that. 0-

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0 alopecia is a condition where people lose their hair, but it sounds as though you mean hairless from birth, and I'm not sure if it applies to that. 0-
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0 The name is "alopecia", and actually it could be ingerit but most common causes is by hormonal cause (hypothyroidism, malnourishment, etc) It dosn´t have *** preference. There`s a lot good treatment for that, time make the diference. 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10The name is "alopecia", and actually it could be ingerit but most common causes is by hormonal cause (hypothyroidism, malnourishment, etc) It dosn´t have *** preference. There`s a lot good treatment for that, time make the diference.12blockquote
10Alopecia is the loss of hair. The enquiry is
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11cite20Anonymous22cite20The name is "alopecia", and actually it could be ingerit but most common causes is by hormonal cause (hypothyroidism, malnourishment, etc) It dosn´t have *** preference. There`s a lot good treatment for that, time make the diference.22b
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0 A pleasure - it is interesting that there is more about this condition on the veterinary sites than the medical ones!0-
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0 Hello all!02br
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00Does this illness affect only to women? I don't remember the name but there was a referee with the same..well, he had no hair. Could it be another type of illness?050010id37
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0 Not an illness - a condition - it can affect both men and women (and animals). However, it is extremely rare. 02br
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00Alopecia - which is where people 01u00lose02u00 hair - is not so rare, and can range from a small patch to total body hair loss. It is also a typical side effect of a number of chemotherapy drugs.0-
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0 Thanks Feebs!:) 0-
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