The reasons causing baldness

The causes of baldness in general can be divided into seven categories:


1. Serious illness

Serious infections, such as high fever of influenza A to accept large-shaped surgery, accident trauma or other serious illness one to three months after hospitalization, hair will be a marked increase in general sustained a few months after many self-recovery, does not require any treatment. A number of other serious chronic diseases such as tuberculosis, cirrhosis, diabetes, etc., then there may be hair sustained phenomenon.



2. Syphilitic alopecia

Syphilis infection in a few months after entering the second phase of syphilis, can occur at this time two different types of alopecia, first, the so-called "worm-eaten food pattern baldness", such as grave-sweepers as multiple scattered spots of baldness, the other is the indemnity Powder-type hair.



3. Tinea capitis

Hair fungus (Trichophyton skin) infection may also occur baldness hair. According to different strains, inflammation of varying degrees of swelling, will lead to severe scarring alopecia. Occurred in children, many due to the keeping of pets such as cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, etc. have been transmitted. In southern Taiwan have reported that post-menopausal women have easy access to, and sometimes not obvious symptoms of alopecia, and to show the scalp itching.



4. Drug

Some within the medication will lead to hair; such as cancer chemotherapy, the treatment of gout colchicine, or mercury poisoning, soon after taking 1-3 weeks on a large number of hair happen. Another type of medication after about two or three months to produce the phenomenon of hair, such as the treatment of psoriasis of vitamin A acid derivatives, some of the spirit of stabilizer / antiemetic agent / antidepressants, lithium carbonate treatment of manic-depressive , Treatment of deep vein thrombosis such as heparin. Women taking the contraceptive pill, if the family has a genetic male bald, the hair loss medication may be increased, at this time could be considered a change of other types of contraceptives. In addition, stop using contraceptives after two to three months may occur similar to the case of post-partum hair.



5. Endocrine and metabolic

Including hyperthyroidism or low, high prolactin, ovarian or adrenal tumor led to the male hormone is too high, can enable the hair to increase, especially women, to be special attention. In addition, women may also be due to iron deficiency anemia or lupus erythematosus caused by obvious alopecia.



6. Nutrition disorders

Protein intake is low, such as eating to alleviate the rapid weight loss meals weight may in the next two to three months after a large amount of hair phenomenon. Prevention is to maintain an adequate diet when the protein intake.



7. Trichotillomania addiction

Common in school-age children or adolescents, the patient will involuntarily pull out their hair, eyebrows or eyelashes. Some are bad habits, while others are due to have psychological problems or stress, at this time is often required professional help.