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How to treatments children hair loss? - Telogen Effluvium

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1 . Children's Tinea Capitis        2 . Children's Alopecia Areata     3 . Children's Traction Alopecia
4 . Children's Trichotillomania   5 . Children's Telogen Effluvium

5. Children's Telogen Effluvium
   Following a high fever, flu, or severe emotional stress, hairs that were in their growth phase can sometimes be suddenly converted into their resting phase. Two to four months later, when the child is otherwise fine and the stress is forgotten, these hairs can begin to shed. The shedding, which is actually a mass exodus of follicles from growth into dormancy, can last for up to six weeks.

   The hair loss is not total nor does it tend to show up in patches. It typically just appears thin throughout the scalp. Unless the initial cause is repeated, all the hairs normally return (Telogen effluvium explains why many mothers lose so much hair weeks after childbirth).
   
   
   Most parents who bring their child to the physician for this condition are worried that the youngster has cancer or another bad disease. Hair takes between 3 and 6 months to re-enter into growth phase, so the restoration can be somewhat slow.

   Diagnosis:
   There are no conclusive diagnostic tests to accurately diagnose Telogen effluvium. A detailed medical history is taken, but it usually comes down to the experience of the physician to make the diagnosis.
   
   
   Treatment:
   Topical steroids of the mid to high potency range are the most commonly used treatment which may affect a response within 1-2 months. Why some patients respond to these steroids while others do not is both unknown and the subject of much research. Other agents used include anthralin which is a synthetic tar-like substance which causes a mild irritation of the skin inducing hair growth.
   
   
   Minoxidil has had mixed reviews when in comes to how effective it is. A new agent, Diphenylcyprone (DCP), is currently being extensively studied and positive results are being reported. However, most investigators do not use DCP in children under 12 years because of side effects and safety issues.

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