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Hair loss, patchy spots

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Hair loss, patchy spots

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is Symptom of

Patchy hair loss (alopecia areata)
Condition
Male pattern baldness
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A 24-year old male asked:

What is it? I have hair loss (quality: patchy spots) . I also have small pussy blisters appearing at the bottom of my neckline

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A 30-year old male asked:

I am experiencing skin tags and hair loss (quality: patchy spots) . The following also describe me: Skin redness or irritation and Skin swelling. What should I do?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 26-year old female asked:

I am experiencing hair loss (quality: patchy spots) , fatigue, flashbacks, appetite changes (quality: reduced appetite) , dry hair, pimples and back pain (severity: severe) (side: both) . The following also describe me: Sadness, Feeling depressed, Hopele

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 20-year old female asked:

I am experiencing irregular menstrual periods (quality: spotting between periods) , bloody nose, lightheaded, nausea (severity: moderate) , unintentional weight loss, cloudy or blurred vision (time frame: sudden) , hair loss (quality: patchy spots) , abn

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 25-year old male asked:

I am experiencing hair loss (quality: rising hairline, patchy spots) .

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A 25-year old male asked:

My hair was very good, i took fat burner for one month then i stared to suffer from hair loss, I have uncovered spots on my head?

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A 42-year old male asked:

Can stress & anxiety cause hair loss in areas all over your body? Some areas are small spots other areas are fairly large- does it also slow regrowth?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 22-year old asked:

I have these spots on the back of my hands that came out of nowhere one day, is it possible I have lupos? I don't have any hair loss or other symtoms?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 26-year old female asked:

What could cause sore spots on head and hair loss? Im losing hair in large amounts and I wake up with tender spots on my head, very sore to the touch.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 26-year old female asked:

I started mini pill 6 weeks ago.had depression,bloating,hair loss and spots.will these stop in time or should I change pill now?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

What causes hair loss that involves eye lashes. My eye lashes have bald spots on the lids and my eye lashes look very thin and bare?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

My 3 year old son started getting hair loss "bold spots" and noticed dry red cracking skin on bold spots. His eating habits has changed. He refuses to eat anything but noodles sometimes just once a day but taking fluids well?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 20-year old female asked about a male:

I am 22 and loosing hair and has black spots randomly along his scalp. Spots are new hair loss is not. Mom thinks it's from using rogaine (minoxidil)?

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A 20-year old female asked about a male:

Black spots the size of a #2 pencil eraser, on scalp not from rogaine (minoxidil)? What's it from? Hair loss also toward the back of the scalp. What can it be?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 22-year old female asked:

I've been having muscle pain, migraine, and hair loss (spots in my head without hair). What can it possible be? I'm just 22 years old

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A 57-year old female asked:

What can cause hair shedding on head with hair loss and tiny spots of what looks like vitiligo on lower legs? Iron bloods were normal?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old female asked:

32 yr old healthy woman with hair loss, bald spots, fatigue, weakness, malaise, and itchy skin all over. All tests normal. What so i so next?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 18-year old female asked:

Can dandruff or scalp fungal infection cause excessive hair loss and bald spots?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 23-year old female asked:

I have been experiencing some hair loss. i havent noticed any bald spots or big patches of hair loss. but i do notice a lot more in my hands when i run my fingers through it. 7-10 strands everytime. this also happens everytime i wash my hair. ?

1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in

A 26-year old female asked:

Itchy scalp and red spots. Exams negative for fungus. Took steroid antihistamines for one month but not working anymore. Hair loss and extremely oily?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old female asked:

21 yr old female, hair and weight loss, fatigue, irritated scalp, anxiety, high stress, irregular periods, mood swings, thin spots?

3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

Saw Dermatologist,Only Symptoms Itchy red lesions Black tiny spots in ears and on scalp face some hair loss.Blood Normal Urine OK no Ana test DLE SLE?

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A 33-year old asked:

Is it common to have hair loss, weight gain, or dark spots on skin while taking estrostep (ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone) fe birth control pills?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 19-year old female asked:

Is there any products/ remedies for hair loss, bold spot?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A member asked:

Could a hit on the head cause hair loss/damage, and if so, would it be one spot or spread around?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 25-year old male asked:

Pomade hair loss/thinning? Never had any problems before till i started using pomade. Used a lot more than i should. Noticed small spot where applied.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A member asked about a male:

What can be a patchy marks from the base of the hair, on the face and spots on the chest.

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 17-year old female asked:

I have been experiencing hair loss.. And because of that, i now have a bald spot on my crown area.. Its been there for 6 years.. Please help.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year old female asked:

Thirty five yr old female. Experiencing pain in the top of head where soft spot was, head is also flat in spot/hair loss. Should I see my PCP?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old female asked:

I am experiencing hair loss. I have one bald spot and it is very prominent. I'm only 21 years old.

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