Skin, Hair, and Nails Asssesment (Hair) Flashcards
What are the abnormal hair findings
Tinea capitis
Alopecia areata
Infection
Folliculitis
Hirsutism
It causes crusty or oily scaly patches on a baby’s scalp. The condition isn’t painful or itchy. But it can cause thick white or yellow scales that aren’t easy to remove. It usually clears up on its own in weeks or a few months.
Cradle Cap
Contributing Factors that cause Cradle cap
- Hormones that pass from the mother to the baby before birth
- yeast (fungus) called malassezia
It is a rash caused by a fungal infection. It usually causes itchy, scaly, bald patches on the head.
Tinea capitis (scalp ringworm)
This is a disease that develops when the body attacks its own hair follicles (where hair grows from), which can cause hair loss anywhere on the body.
Alopecia
3 types of alopecia
Alopecia Areata
Alopecia Totalis
Alopecia Universalis
This patchy baldness can develop anywhere on the body, including the scalp, beard area, eyebrows, eyelashes, armpits, inside your nose, or ears.
Alopecia areata
The person loses all hair on the scalp, so the scalp is completely bald.
Alopecia totalis
The person loses all hair, leaving the entire body hairless. This is rare.
Alopecia universalis
It is a common skin condition that happens when hair follicles become inflamed. It’s often caused by an infection with bacteria. At first it may look like small pimples around the tiny pockets from where each hair grows (hair follicles).
Folliculitis
Bacteria that often infects the follicles causing Folliculitis
Staphylococcus aureus (staph)
other causes of Folliculitis
viruses, fungi, parasites, medications or physical injury.
It is a condition that causes excess hair to grow on certain parts of your body. It mainly affects women and people assigned female at birth
Hirsutism
coarse, dark hair growth on your upper lip, chin, chest, abdomen or back instead of the fine hair
“peach fuzz”
Can Hirutism cause distress and is it treatable?
yes and yes
