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Thin hair: Normal hair fall is approximately 100-125 hair per day. True hair loss occurs when lost hairs are not regrown or when the daily hair shed exceeds 125 hairs. See detailed information below for a list of 43 causes of Thin hair, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Rare form of hair loss often misdiagnosed: a rare form of extreme hair loss called "Atrichia with papular lesions" (APL) is often misdiagnosed as alopecia totalis. Researchers estimate that about 1 per 100 diagnoses of alopecia totalis are incorrect. See ...read more »
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The list below shows some of the causes of Thin hair mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Thin hair. Of the 43 causes of Thin hair that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Thin hair' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Medical Conditions associated with Thin hair:
Thinning hair (23 causes), Hair symptoms (780 causes), Scalp symptoms (598 causes), Head symptoms (9526 causes), Baldness (407 causes), Face symptoms (7761 causes)
Symptoms related to Thin hair:
Acrogeria (Gottron Type), Adrenal adenoma, Familial, Adrenal Cancer, Adrenal Cortex Diseases, Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms, Adrenal gland hyperfunction, Adrenal incidentaloma, Adrenocortical carcinoma, Aging
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