Abstract
Hair loss is a common complaint that leads to pediatric dermatology office visits. In the childhood years, hair-growth disorders are somewhat age dependent. There are three disorders of abnormal hair growth and hair loss that occur consistently throughout the pediatric and adolescent years: traction alopecia, tinea capitis and alopecia areata. We will briefly review current thinking in the pathogenesis and treatment of these three disorders.
Financial & competing interests disclosure
NB Silverberg is on the speaker’s bureau and is an investigator for Astellas and Novartis pharmaceuticals. AF Alexis is an investigator for Astellas pharmaceuticals. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.
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