Loss of scalp and body hair is termed as Alopecia in the medical slang. It can be brought on by several factors. The condition has become common during recent years and has been the source of many concerns and insecurities. However, it is a condition that is easily treated. Once the causative element is removed, so is the hair loss. The hair loss could also become severe and may eventually lead to complete baldness. Some people are infected by certain diseases that are commonly known to trigger hair loss. The disease itself is more serious and hair loss is merely a side effect. In this sense, the cure should be focused on the disease and not on the hair loss as some people do.
Cutaneous t-cell Lymphoma is one disease that carries hair loss along. This form of cancer happens in the T–lymphocytes. During a certain stage of the disease, red patches occur on the patient’s skin and any hair within the affected area falls out unless treated. To prevent hair loss, this cancer symptom is treated with UVB therapy, radio therapy or drugs. Diabetics are also found out to be prone to hair loss. Both types of diabetes are liable to bring hair loss as a side effect. This is due to the fact that diabetes complications cause circulation problems. When blood does not circulate properly, the skin is also affected in ways like the slow growing of body hair.
Other diseases that cause alopecia are Lupus, Syphilis and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. In Lupus, the immune system’s assault on its own tissues and organs causes the skin to have rashes. If these rashes happen to appear on the scalp, the hair that is within it will fall off. This can become very unsightly especially if the rashes are numerous. It can even make the person go completely bald. However, once the disease is treated, all the surface signs of it also disappear, including hair loss. Rashes also cause hair loss in syphilis due to the damage to the hair follicles. But as with Lupus, the lost hair will grow back once the infection is treated.
