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What skin diseases can cause a change of color in the hair follicle in the infected area of the skin?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
White hair?: It sounds as if you are speaking of a conditon called poliosis, which is a localized patch of white hair on the frontal scalp (forelock), but it can be anywhere on the body and usually occurs in otherwise health people. But it can be associated with an umber of conditions, some of which are genetic.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Autoimmune disease: Autoimmune diseases can change the color of the hair in an inflammed area of skin.
Answered 9/28/2016
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