How can I know if I have a hair disease?

If you think you may have a hair disease you would need to go to a Doctor to get a proper diagnosis of the disease. Diagnosis of diseases that cause hair loss depends on which of the various types of hair loss diseases you are suffering from. The first step of diagnosis involves the process of deciding whether the diseases that cause hair loss are congenital, genetically inherited, or acquired. Congenital hair loss diseases means the diseases that are present from birth while a genetically inherited disease is one that develops later in life as a result of inherited genes. Acquired diseases are those that have developed as a result of the environment and its action on hair growth. Hair loss diseases can be identified with diagnostic tools. Diagnostic tool that diagnoses hair loss diseases, like the hair pull test gives a rough idea about the quantity of hair that is being shed from the affected scalp. This pull test is done by grasping a lock of hair between the thumb and forefinger that contains around 50 hairs. The number of hairs that are pulled out gives a clue of how many hair follicles are in a resting state. This test is not always accurate. A person that grooms their hair a lot will have less hair come out with the pull test which will result in a un accurate test result. A skin biopsy can be done as well to confirm hair loss diseases. Remaining informed about various diagnostic provides will give you a clear understanding on the type and severity of the hair loss disease you may or may not have.

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