
Diseases of hair and hair follicles

Alopecia
- baldness; absence of hair from skin areas where it is normally present.
- (al-oh-PEE-shuh) The lack or loss of hair from areas of the body where hair is usually found. Alopecia can be a side effect of some cancer treatments.
- Baldness or the loss of hair.

Alopecia unspecified
- baldness; absence of hair from skin areas where it is normally present.
- (al-oh-PEE-shuh) The lack or loss of hair from areas of the body where hair is usually found. Alopecia can be a side effect of some cancer treatments.
- Baldness or the loss of hair.

Alopecia areata

Telogen effluvium

Other alopecia

Hirsutism
- excess hair in females and children with an adult male pattern of distribution.

Abnormalities of the hair

Variations in hair color

Other specified diseases of hair and hair follicles

Unspecified disease of hair and hair follicles