Fast Facts: Disorders of the Hair and Scalp

Fast Facts: Disorders of the Hair and Scalp is a practical, clinically focused guide designed to help healthcare professionals diagnose, investigate, and manage a broad spectrum of hair and scalp disorders. Emphasizing both medical and cosmetic considerations, this resource addresses the impact of hair conditions on patients’ self-esteem and quality of life.

Key Features

• Comprehensive coverage: Includes hair biology, the normal hair cycle, and a wide array of hair disorders such as alopecia areata, male and female pattern hair loss, scarring alopecias, and scalp conditions presenting with scaling, itch, or pain.
• Clinical assessment tools: Provides clear guidance on history taking, observational examination, and appropriate investigations.
• Visual aids: Over 70 tables, illustrations, and photographs enhance diagnostic accuracy and understanding of complex conditions.
• Treatment guidance: Offers practical, evidence-based management options, including topical and systemic therapies, for both common and rare disorders.
• Special populations: Addresses pediatric hair and scalp problems and highlights considerations for children.
• User-friendly format: Concise, structured chapters for rapid reference, ideal for primary care practitioners, practice nurses, dermatology trainees, and trichologists.
• Updated edition: Fully revised to reflect the latest advances in diagnosis, management, and therapeutic approaches. 

Product Details

• Series: Fast Facts
• Publisher: Health Press Limited; 2nd edition edition (August 21, 2013)
• ISBN-10: 1908541377
• ISBN-13: 978-1908541376