Allergies are also a common
cause of alopecia in dogs.
Due to the range of causes of skin problems and hair loss, it is important for your veterinarian to examine your pet and determine what
the cause of the alopecia is, as well as the best treatment for your dog or cat.
Treatment depends on
the cause of the alopecia.
An optimised diet will also help reduce inflammation in the body (a real
cause of alopecia.)
Stress can hinder the body from healing but is the not the single
cause of alopecia.
Common
causes of alopecia include parasites such as demodex and other topical parasites including sarcoptic mites or fleas causing hair loss from excessive itching.
Not exact matches
Other
causes of hair loss — such as ringworm or the autoimmune disorder
alopecia areata — are very rare for a baby younger than 6 months.
In a review
of 19 studies, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they can confirm a «strong association» between certain scalp - pulling hairstyles — many common among African - Americans — and the development
of traction
alopecia, gradual hair loss
caused by damage to the hair follicle from prolonged or repeated tension on the hair root.
The periods can vary in length in different people, but in patients with
alopecia areata, all the hair in a single area enters the phases
of degeneration and resting at the same time,
causing hairs to fall out all at once.
The new study — published online May 26 in Cell — suggests that defects in Tregs could be responsible for
alopecia areata, a common autoimmune disorder that
causes hair loss, and could potentially play a role in other forms
of baldness, including male pattern baldness, Rosenblum said.
Christiano and her colleagues serendipitously discovered the effect
of JAK inhibitors on hair follicles when they were studying a type
of hair loss known as
alopecia areata,
caused by an autoimmune attack on the hair follicles.
It remains to be seen if JAK inhibitors can reawaken hair follicles that have been suspended in a resting state because
of androgenetic
alopecia (which
causes male and female pattern baldness) or other forms
of hair loss.
According to Dr. Lenzy, the No. 1
cause of hair loss in African - American women is a condition called central centrifugal cicatricial
alopecia (CCCA), a disorder in which inflammation and destruction
of hair follicles
causes scarring and permanent hair loss.
High doses
of environmental cigarette smoke
cause alopecia (bald patches) in mice, which was prevented by oral doses
of L - cystine and vitamin B6.35
Additionally, inflammation can be a direct
cause of hair loss, especially for those with scarring
alopecia.
Approximately 95 %
of accelerated hair loss cases in both men and women are
caused by androgenic
alopecia.
This ovarian and insulin imbalance could contribute to the creation
of more testosterone,
causing symptoms like cystic acne, excess facial hair (hirsutism) and head hair loss (androgenic
alopecia).
This herb is used for promoting hair regrowth especially in people experiencing male pattern baldness or
alopecia caused by the onset
of old age.
Demodex injai infection typically does not
cause alopecia but instead is most commonly associated with an oily coat on the dorsum
of the neck and trunk.
Color dilution
alopecia (CDA) is a genetic recessive inherited condition that
causes patches
of hair thinning or loss, and may also include flaky and / or itchy skin.
One form
of scabies affects the skin and
causes intense skin itching (pruritus) and hair loss (
alopecia).
Hair loss (
alopecia) is often seen around and on top
of the tail due to the intense itchiness (pruritis)
caused by an allergic reaction to the fleas saliva.
If your veterinary professional can not find a specific
cause or contributing factor for the
alopecia in your pet, for example, endocrine disorder, bacterial or fungal infections, and immune disorders, then it is likely that this condition will continue to repeat its cycle throughout the remainder
of your canine family member's life.
Diagnosis
of the
cause for the hair loss or
alopecia in your doggy family member will be a process
of elimination as there is no specific testing process known at this time to confirm an
alopecia X diagnosis as there are for other diseases and conditions in the canine species.
While there are a variety
of factors that could
cause a cat to start losing its hair, almost all older cats that are diagnosed experience some form
of alopecia, but nervous disorders like over-grooming can also
cause cats to lose their hair.
These are the most common
causes of cat
alopecia.
If dog skin itch or scratching
causes redness, hair loss (
alopecia) or an interruption
of your dog's normal routine, such as stopping in the middle
of play to chew on the skin, then it's smart to visit a veterinarian for a definitive diagnosis and prescription medication.
There are many other
causes like hypothyroidism, other metabolic disorders like Cushing's disease, short - coated pyoderma (which pits are predisposed to),
alopecia x and other unknown
causes of baldness, etc..
Accordingly on day 10, the tea tree oil cream
caused significantly faster relief than the control cream (p = 0.04) for two common clinical dermatitis signs, pruritus (occurring in 84 %
of dogs) and
alopecia.
Common
causes of canine and feline
alopecia include the following: Fleas, Ticks, Allergies, such as, flea, food, skin allergies.
Alopecia can be
caused by any number
of underlying conditions, so it is vital that any instance
of alopecia be examined by a veterinarian.
Acquired
alopecia covers a wide range
of causes including demodex mange, sarcoptic mange, folliculitis, parasite allergies, food allergies, vaccination site reaction, trauma, gestational hair loss, cancer, immune disorders and endocrine system disorders.
Some forms
of alopecia (hair loss) are
caused by a lack
of testosterone and can be effectively treated with a testosterone hormone replacement.
Flea infestations may
cause alopecia, particularly if the affected dog is allergic to the saliva
of the fleas.
Signs
of alopecia are obvious, and depending on the
cause, may be accompanied by biting, scratching or areas
of obvious irritation or broken skin.
Chronic cases
of flea infestation may result in severe folliculitis (inflammation
of one or more hair follicles),
causing alopecia (hair loss), itching and inflammation
of the skin.
Hair loss, or
alopecia, can have a variety
of causes, including parasites, hormone imbalance, food allergies and infection.
The reduction in circulating levels
of thyroid hormone
causes slowed metabolism and an increased susceptibility to skin infections and
alopecia (hair loss).
If a dog with
alopecia X is intact, spaying or neutering often
causes the hair to grow back (the hair loss is
caused by excess production
of sex hormones).