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I woke up with a patch of hair missing from my head,is that an infection or am i loosing hair given that we dont have a history of hair lose in my fam?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Hard to: Say. See a dermatologist for an eval. An infection seems likely

Answered 1/5/2019

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Dr. Rajnish Jaiswal answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Possibly but..: .. but hair loss can be due to several causes, depending on whether there is scarring or not. Scalp infections are a common reason but there are a host of others. I suggest a trip to the Dermatologist's office for proper diagnosis and treatment.

Answered 7/12/2014

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