scalp disorders

Alopecia

Abnormal hair loss

Scutula

Dry, sulphur-yellow, cup-like crusts, bald patches

pityrasis capitis simplex

Technical term for classic dandruff, irritation, large flakes, and itchy scalp.

pityrasis steatoides

Severe case of dandruff, waxy scales mixed with sebum, that stick to the scalp in crusts.

Pityriasis

Technical term for dandruff

pediculosis capitis

infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice

Malassezia

Naturally occurring fungus that is present on all human skin, but is responsible for dandruff when it grows out of control.

furuncle

boil; suppurative inflammatory skin lesion due to infected hair follicle

carbuncle

cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue

postpartum alopecia

temporary hair loss experienced at the end of a pregnancy

androgenic alopecia

Male or female pattern baldness, terminal hair turns into vellus hair

alopecia universalis

Complete loss of body hair

alopecia totalis

total loss of scalp hair

alopecia areata

Autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person's own immune system; usually begins with one or more small, round, smooth bald patches on the scalp.

Tinea favosa

fungal infection; dry, sulfur-yellow, cup like crusts on the scalp, called scatula