Diseases of the Hair and Scalp Book

List of Contributors;.

Preface to the third edition;.

Preface to the first edition;.

1. The physiology and embryology of hair growth;.

2. Hair follicle structure, keratinization and the physical properties of hair;.

3. The hair in infancy and childhood;.

4. Hair patterns: hirsuties and androgenetic alopecia;.

5. Diffuse alopecia: endocrine, metabolic and chemical influences on the follicular cycle;.

6. Hereditary and congenital alopecia and hypotrichosis;.

7. Defects of the hair shaft;.

8. Hypertrichosis;.

9. Traumatic alopecia;.

10. Alopecia areata;.

11. Cicatrical alopecia;.

12. The colour of the hair;.

13. Infections and infestations;.

14. Psychological factors and disorders of the hair;.

15. Hair cosmetics;.

16. Hair and scalp in systemic diseases;.

17. Diseases of the scalp and skin diseases involving the scalp;.

18. Naevi, tumours and cysts of the scalp;.

19. Measurement of hair growth and investigation of hair disease;.

Index