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Can Allergies or Fungus Cause Hair Loss?
asked 4 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Question viewed 1,543 times
Tags: beard, hair loss
Six months ago I had a small bald patch on my beard. Today it's been growing and spreading. I've got one really big patch under my chin and a small one the size of a dime about an inch away. It's obviously spreading. I thought it might be a fungus maybe from a dog. However, it doesn't itch, it's got my skin pigmentation except that it's completely bald with the exception of tiny, small, no pigmentation hairs growing on it.
Two things happen 6 months ago: I came in contact with a dog with skin issues and I became a vegetarian. My father did tell me when he was my age he had a similar issue except it never spread and it went away after a month or so. Anyone have an idea what this might be? Thank you. Oh I don't have health insurance and cannot afford to see a dermatologist.
1 answer to Can Allergies or Fungus Cause Hair Loss?
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Hair loss - alopecia areata
This sounds for all the world alopecia areata. Often the tendency to develop this condition is inherited, in your case on the paternal line. This is condition is caused by our bodies producing antibodies or chemicals that are attacking and paralyzing the hair follicles. The white hairs in one of your patches is typical in that the hair has partially grown back. When it grows back it is usually at first white as the melanocytes, the pigment making cells, are at first weak. As they get...
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Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
Virginia Beach Dermatologist