Hair and Hair Diseases

Hair is the subject of this book, including the anatomy of the hair follicle, developmental stages, analyzed by light and electron microscopy, hair ultrastructure, nerve and blood supply, specialized hairs and hair organs, and a review of the present techniques to cultivate hair follicle cells in vitro. In the clinical part several chapters describe the most important diseases and possibilities for treatment. Hair care products and their toxicology are the subject of further sections. Extensive reviews of the antiandrogens, a most important group of drugs influencing hair growth, and of their clinical use in conditions such as androgenetic alopecias and hirsutism are included as well. Finally, surgical techniques for hair transplantation are discussed. This book is a standard textbook for everything pertaining to hair under normal and pathological conditions.

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1 Embryology of Hair Follicle.- 2 The Dermal Papilla and the Growth of Hair.- 3 Hair Keratin.- 4 The Growing Anagen Hair.- 5 Catagen and Telogen Phases of the Growth Cycle.- 6 Innervation and Vasculature of Hair Follicle.- 7 Specific Nerve Endings in Vellus Hair, Guard Hair and Sinus Hair.- 8 Hair Melanin and Hair Color.- 9 Non-human Hair.- 10 Measurements of Hair Growth Under Physiological Conditions.- 11 Glycosaminoglycan Metabolism.- 12 The Hormonal Control of Hair Growth.- 13 Cultivation of Human Hair Follicle Cells.- 14 Genetic Defects Involving the Hair.- 15 Structural Anomalies of the Hair Shaft.- 16 Monilethrix and Pseudo-Monilethrix.- 17 Hypomelanotic Hair Disorders.- 18 Androgenetic Alopecia: Pathophysiological Aspects in Man and Animals.- 19 Androgenetic Alopecia: Clinical Aspects and Treatment.- 20 Alopecia Areata: Pathogenesis and Clinical Picture.- 21 Treatment of Alopecia areata.- 22 Internal Diseases Affecting Hair Growth.- 23 Drugs Affecting Hair Growth.- 24 Cicatricial Alopecias.- 25 Seborrhoeic Dermatitis, Scalp Psoriasis and Hair.- 26 Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Eruptions of the Scalp.- 27 Follicular Mucinosis.- 28 Adnexal Cysts and Tumors of the Scalp.- 29 Fungal Infections of the Scalp.- 30 Piedra.- 31 Trichotillomania and Related Disorders.- 32 Paraneoplastic Changes of the Hair.- 33 Hirsutism.- 34 Antiandrogens and Hair Growth: Basic Concepts and Experimental Research.- 35 Antiandrogens: Clinical Aspects.- 36 Hair and Hair Cosmetics.- 37 Hair Dye Toxicology.- 38 Chemically Induced Depigmentation of Skin and Hair.- 39 Shampooing and Shampoos.- 40 Surgical Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia.