Selected topics in pediatric hair loss.

Hair loss is a common complaint that leads to pediatric dermatology office visits. In the childhood years, hair-growth disorders are somewhat age dependent. There are three disorders of abnormal hair growth and hair loss that occur consistently throughout the pediatric and adolescent years: traction alopecia, tinea capitis and alopecia areata. We will briefly review current thinking in the pathogenesis and treatment of these three disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]