DISEASES OF THE HAIR AND SCALP 3E

Topics of 19 articles include the physiology and embryology of hair growth; hair follicle structure, keratinization and the physical properties of hair; the hair in infancy and childhood; hair patterns; endocrine, metabolic and chemical influences on the follicular cycle; hereditary and congenital alopecia and hypotrichosis; defects of the hair shaft; hypertrichosis; traumatic alopecia; alopecia areata; cicatrical alopecia; the color of the hair; infections and infestations; psychological factors and disorders of the hair; hair cosmetics; hair and scalp in systemic diseases; diseases of the scalp and skin diseases involving the scalp; naevi, tumors and cysts of the scalp; and measurement of hair growth and investigation of hair disease. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.