Alopecia is an auto immune disease that attacks the hair follicles. Hair can often can grow back spontaneously but can also be permanently lost. Sometimes alopecia can be genetic, random, or in some cases due to stress which is well known for lowering ones immune system (dr gary cole) Precipitating Issues surrounding this situation involve
Squamous cell carcinomas can look like basal cell cancers, but it is usually more scaly and rough. Squamous cell carcinoma may be more aggressive than basal cell carcinoma and is also more likely to grow deep into the skin and spread to other parts of the body. My mom had a squamous cell carcinoma removed from the side of her nose and is now fine. The third type of skin cancer is Melanoma. Malignant melanoma is less common than basal or squamous cell carcinoma, but it is more
Multiple Sclerosis is provoked by damage to the myelin sheath which is the protective covering that surrounds the nerve cells. When the sheath is damaged the nerve impulses may slow down or even stop. Inflammation is what causes the nerve damage. When the nervous system is attacked by its own immune cells, inflammation occurs. Repeated inflammation can occur along any area of the brain, spinal cord, or the optic nerve (PubMed Health 1747) (PubMed Health 1463).
But in the most common type, called male pattern baldness, a man loses much or all of the hair over the top of the head. A smaller number of women have a comdition known as female pattern baldness, which involves thinning of the hair but usually not complete baldness. A healthy scalp sheds old hairs continually, and new ones grow to replace them. Baldness develops when new hair stops growing for any reason. In male pattern baldness, hair loss results from the combination of an ingerited trait and the effects of the hormone testoterone.
Brown or black skin lesion with irregularities in symmetry, border and coloration. | | | |Kaposi’s Sarcoma: Rare, cancer of the cells that line blood vessels (endothelial cells). Brownish-red to blue colored skin lesions | |found most frequently on legs and feet. | | | |Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Dull red, rough, scaly raised skin lesions. Occur most
Wenger and Wenger note that there are several other recessive type diseases that are prevalent within the Amish community; cartilage hair hypoplasia and pyruvate kinase anemia are two of the major ones discussed. Cartilage hair hypoplasia is another dwarfism syndrome that is characterized by short build and fine silky hair. Individuals who are affected with cartilage hair hypoplasia have decreased cell-mediated immunity which causes an increased risk for viral infections. Pyruvate kinase anemia is a rare type of anemia which usually appears shortly after birth. Symptoms include jaundice and anemia.
Also, bacteria can grow in mucus making the lungs susceptible to other diseases. What are the causes of Cystic Fibrosis? * Cystic fibrosis is purely hereditary meaning that it’s passed on through genes from parent to children. Over 10 million US citizens carry the cystic fibrosis gene and are not aware
This kind of cancer has symptoms which often look like open sores, red patches, pink growths, shiny bumps, or scars, and often commonly appear on the face or scalp. Basil Cell Carcinoma is a slow growing cancer with some common sites of metastasis; these are lymph nodes, lungs, and bones. My husband’s cancer spread from his forehead to his eye which destroyed the optic nerve so he ended up having to loose his left eye, it also ate through the first and second layer of his skull so during the first surgery a titanium plate was places in his forehead which protects his brain. Tumors that typically appear are on the sun exposed parts of the skin, and often on hair-bearing areas. BCC affects up to two million Americans each year.
Running head: UNDERSTANDING AND TREATMENT OF TRICHOTILLOMANIA Improving the Understanding and Treatment of Trichotillomania Anonymous Class 03-09 University of Nebraska Abstract Trichotillomania, a disorder characterized by chronic hair pulling, is an impulse control disorder that is poorly understood. Although trichotillomania affects a significant number of individuals, diagnoses and treatment can often be difficult for primary care providers due to the indiscriminative presentation in patients as well as the limited and often conflicting information available about the disorder. A definitive cause of trichotillomania has yet to be identified; however, much research has gone into identifying effective treatments to improve the
Instead, these traditional methods simply shift hair follicles or revive dead hair follicles. Additionally these methods do not work for women. Trying to find a cure for her own baldness, Dr. Christiano has always been very interested in the science of hair. In her current study, Dr. Christiano worked with researchers from Durham University in Britain on a study focused on dermal papillae, cells that nourish the hair follicles. A small patch of these cells was removed from the scalp to be cultured in the laboratory.