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Disorders of hair growth : diagnosis and treatment / editor, Elise A. Olsen.
Holman Biotech Commons Oversize RL151 .D57 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hair--Diseases.
- Hair.
- Hair--Growth.
- Hair Diseases--diagnosis.
- Hair--growth & development.
- Hair Diseases--therapy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Hair Diseases--diagnosis.
- Hair--growth & development.
- Hair Diseases--therapy.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 544 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, [2003]
- Summary:
- The only comprehensive book on the subject of hair loss! Highly illustrated, with 250 new color photographs, this resource covers the basic science, diagnosis, and treatment of all problems related to hair. Conditions covered include childhood hair loss, excessive body hair, various types of adult balding, and loss due to medical conditions, trauma, and medications. The new Second Edition emphasizes various new diagnosis and treatment methods including popular, recently approved remedies.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Embryology and Anatomy of the Hair Follicle / George Cotsarelis, Sarah E. Millar, Edward F. Chan 1
- Chapter 2 Differentiation of the Hair Shaft / Arthur P. Bertolino, W. Michael O'Guin 23
- Chapter 3 The Control of Hair Growth and Pigmentation / Andrew G. Messenger 49
- Chapter 4 Clinical Tools for Assessing Hair Loss / Elise A. Olsen 75
- Chapter 5 Infectious, Physical, and Inflammatory Causes of Hair and Scalp Abnormalities / Janet L. Roberts, Richard L. DeVillez 87
- Chapter 6 Hair Shaft Defects / David A. Whiting 123
- Chapter 7 Hair Loss in Childhood / Elise A. Olsen 177
- Chapter 8 Alopecia Areata / Maria K. Hordinsky 239
- Chapter 9 Anagen Hair Loss / Rodney Sinclair, Karyn L. Grossman, Joseph C. Kvedar 275
- Chapter 10 Diffuse Alopecia: Telogen Hair Loss / Virginia C. Fiedler, Arthur C. Gray 303
- Chapter 11 Pattern Hair Loss in Men and Women / Elise A. Olsen 321
- Chapter 12 Cicatricial Alopecia / Wilma F. Bergfeld, Dirk M. Elston 363
- Chapter 13 Hypertrichosis / Elise A. Olsen 399
- Chapter 14 Hirsutism / Sanjay K. Agarwal, Claude L. Hughes 431
- Chapter 15 Surgical Approach to Hair Loss / Walter P. Unger 453
- Chapter 16 Hair Care Products / Marianne Nelson O'Donoghue 481
- Chapter 17 Disorders of Hair Growth in African Americans / Wesley S. Wilborn 497.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0071364943
- OCLC:
- 49943028
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