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Hair Loss Abnormal (Alopecia)
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Hair Loss Abnormal (Alopecia)
Alopecia
Loss of hair as a result of illness, Chemotherapy, functional disorder, or hereditary disposition. The medical term for hair loss.
Symptom classification
Body areaHead
Body areaScalp
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
17- Acquired Copper Deficiency
- Adrenal Virilism
- Alopecia
- Biotin Deficiency
- Cutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
- Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
- Graves Disease
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Lichen Planus
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
- Lymphocytopenia
- Malnutrition
- Progeria
- Tinea Capitis
- Vitamin A Toxicity
- Zinc Toxicity
Drugs where this is listed as a side effect
66- Aciclovir
- Acitretin
- Amiodarone
- Atenolol
- Azathioprine
- Bleomycin
- Busulfan
- Carboplatin
- Colchicine
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cytarabine
- Dacarbazine
- Dactinomycin
- daunorubicin
- Docetaxel
- doxorubicin
- Enoxaparin
- Epirubicin
- Erlotinib
- Esomeprazole
- Exenatide
- Filgrastim
- Fluconazole
- Fluvastatin
- Gemcitabine
- Heparin
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Hydroxyurea
- Idarubicin
- ifosfamide
- Imiquimod
- Irinotecan
- Isotretinoin
- Itraconazole
- Ketoconazole
- Lansoprazole
- Leflunomide
- Lomustine
- Mebendazole
- Medroxyprogesterone
- Melphalan
- Methotrexate
- Metoprolol
- Mitomycin
- Naltrexone
- Nebivolol
- Oestradiol
- Omeprazole
- Oxaliplatin
- Oxcarbazepine
- Pemetrexed
- Pindolol
- Probenecid
- Proguanil
- Propranolol
- Simvastatin
- Spironolactone
- Tacrolimus
- Thiotepa
- Thyroxine
- Tranylcypromine
- Trimipramine
- Vinblastine
- Vincristine
- Vinorelbine
- Warfarin