Dry Hair: Causes & Reasons - Symptoma Ireland

Possible Causes for Dry Hair

This hair is usually coarse, dry, and tightly curled (often described as woolly hair). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patient showed improved hair growth, reduced hair breakage, dull dry lifeless hair changed to healthy shiny hair, with better bounce and improved hair quality. [omicsonline.org]

Autosomal recessive hypotrichosis is a condition that affects hair growth. [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

Hypothyroidism

Symptoms that affect the way you look or sound may include: Puffy eyes and face and droopy eyelids Thin, rough, dry hair Rough, dry, scaly, thick skin Hoarse voice and slow [msdmanuals.com]

[…] skin, pale, course dry hair, brittle nails, hair loss, and temporal thinning of eyebrows Differential diagnosis for hypothyroidism includes: Depression Obesity Dementia Coronary [uth.tmc.edu]

[…] skin fatigue hair loss cold intolerance menstrual irregularities (adult female population) constipation cognitive/ memory changes. [uth.tmc.edu]

Hashimoto Thyroiditis

hair Doctors will do: Blood tests may also check for antibodies to your thyroid. [msdmanuals.com]

Symptoms, which often develop gradually, may include weight gain, cold sensitivity, tingling in the hands and feet, fatigue, hair loss, dry hair, fertility problems, and difficulty [aarda.org]

Painless, firm, slight swelling of your thyroid gland Feeling of fullness in your neck Feeling tired Getting cold easily Puffy eyes and face, droopy eyelids Thin, rough, dry [msdmanuals.com]

HAIR-AN Syndrome

"The hair is dry, frizzy, and unruly," Tanya Nino, a dermatologist with Providence St. Joseph Hospital, said of uncombable hair syndrome. [insider.com]

Watch: Girl with uncombable hair syndrome learns to love unruly locks UHS is a condition that is characterized by dry, frizzy hair that cannot be combed flat and only affects [uk.news.yahoo.com]

Avoid over-brushing your hair. Keep blow-drying your hair to a minimum. [webmd.com]

Hypoparathyroidism

Symptoms of hypoparathyroidism may include tingling in the lips, fingers, and toes; dry hair, brittle nails, and dry, coarse skin; muscle cramps and pain in the face, hands [medicinenet.com]

Symptoms of hypoparathyroidism may include: Tingling in the lips, fingers, and toes Dry hair, brittle nails, and dry, coarse skin Muscle cramps and pain in the face, hands [rxlist.com]

Tingling in the lips, hands, fingers and toes Dental malformations (eg, misshapen teeth, loss of enamel) Dry hair, dry skin, brittle nails, thinning hair Cataracts Headaches [endocrineweb.com]

Pediculosis Capitis

[…] to dry hair just enough to wet the hair and scalp and allow to air-dry -Shampoo 8-12 hrs after application -Repeat 7-9 days if needed - -Infestation of eyelids or eyebrows [quizlet.com]

Treatment Options for Lice Therapy Instructions Comments Lice, head Malathion 0.5% Apply to dry hair and scalp, wash and rinse in 8–12 h, shampoo scalp, and remove nits May [merck.com]

Dimeticone is applied to dry hair, then left on the hair and scalp for eight hours, or overnight before being washed out using shampoo. [patient.info]

Bjornstad Syndrome

Symptoms Twisted hair shafts Nerve deafness Flattened hair shafts Dry hair Fragile hair [checkorphan.org]

Coarse hair texture 0002208 Dry hair 0011359 Hair shafts flattened at irregular intervals and twisted through 180 degrees about their axes 0003329 Pili torti Flattened and [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Abnormalities of the hair (eg, coarse, dry, lusterless, brittle hair) are already present in the first year of life and mainly of cosmetic concern. [accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com]

Odonto-Onycho-Dermal Dysplasia

Odonto-onycho-dermal dysplasia is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome in which the presenting phenotype is dry hair, severe hypodontia, smooth tongue with marked reduction [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report on three boys, two brothers and their maternal cousin, presenting with dry hair, pilar keratosis, severe hypodontia, smooth tongue, onychodysplasia, and keratoderma [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17847007 Odonto-onycho-dermal dysplasia is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome in which the presenting phenotype is dry hair, severe hypodontia [search.bvsalud.org]

Congenital Non-Goitrous Hypothyroidism Type 4

dry, scaly skin fatigue, or feeling sluggish hair loss increased menstrual flow (women) irritability muscle cramps slower heart rate weakness weight gain It is important [medbroadcast.com]

They may include: Changes in the menstrual cycle Constipation Depression Dry hair and hair loss Dry skin Fatigue Greater sensitivity to cold Slow heart rate Swelling of the [webmd.com]

People with hypothyroidism often experience: coarse and dry hair cold intolerance confusion or forgetfulness (often mistaken for dementia in seniors) constipation depression [medbroadcast.com]

Rapp-Hodgkin Syndrome

Other common features include sparse, brittle, and dry hair with alopecia in adulthood together with hypohidrosis (a reduced ability to sweat) and heat intolerance, dental [diseaseinfosearch.org]

The main clinical findings in different patients ranged from isolated trichodysplasia (sparse, brittle, and dry hair) to ectodermal dysplasia (1-2-3-4), cleft palate, tear [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome is a form of ectodermal dysplasia, a group of about 150 conditions characterized by abnormal development of ectodermal tissues including the skin, hair [diseaseinfosearch.org]

Clastothrix

Aging changes in hair and nails Dry hair Excessive or unwanted hair in women Excessive or unwanted hair in women Folliculitis Hot tub folliculitis Skin and hair changes during [icdlist.com]

hair leaving it overly dry. [skinofcolorsociety.org]

Common problem with the hair and scalp include hair loss, infections, and flaking. [icdlist.com]

Uncombable Hair Syndrome

[…] is characterized by dry, frizzy hair that cannot be combed flat. [malacards.org]

Usually, those affected have very frizzy and dry hair that’s generally blond and shiny and are typically found hiding in a corner far away from the comb and detangler. [sheknows.com]

We report a family affected to the fourth generation by uncombable hair syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by unruly, dry, blond hair with a tangled appearance. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital morphological disturbances of hair, not elsewhere classified

Phenotypically, this results in breakage of the hair (brittle, dry, lusterless look) and patchy alopecia. [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

Monilethrix Syndrome: Brittle, dry hair in a teenager with monilethrix. The eyebrows and eyelashes are also affected. Incidence The exact incidence remains unknown. [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

The clinical features of the disease include HYPOTRICHOSIS, dry, and/or brittle hair, with varying degrees of ALOPECIA. [finto.fi]

Pili Torti

[…] inheritance ; Brittle hair ; Coarse hair ; Dry hair ; Hair shafts flattened at irregular intervals and twisted through 180 degrees about their axes ; Hypoplasia of dental [mousephenotype.org]

[…] coarse, dry, lusterless hair which breaks off easily Annotation Sufficiency: ? [monarchinitiative.org]

Title Other Names: Twisted hair; Coarse, dry, lusterless hair which breaks off easily Categories: Pili torti is a rare hair condition characterized by fragile hair. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Marasmus

[…] skin hair loss bruises Marasmus Marasmus occurs more often in young children and babies. [healthline.com]

[…] difficulty staying warm a lower body temperature diarrhea reduced appetite a lack of emotion irritability weakness slower breathing numbness or tingling of the hands and feet dry [healthline.com]

Ingrown Hair

In fact, dry hair can have the same strength as a copper wire of similar thickness. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Shaving off dry hairs leads to development of ingrown hair and therefore such a practice should be discouraged.Electric razor should be preferred over other variants. [symptoma.com]

• Do not use any product that has alcohol, it will seriously worsen ingrown hairs by drying the skin and closing the pores. 2. [menscience.com]

Anorexia Nervosa

hair, skin, and nails Cold intolerance/hypothermia Fatigue/dizziness/fainting Abuse of laxatives, diet pills, and/or diuretics Excessive and compulsive exercise regimes Control [allianceforeatingdisorders.com]

hair and skin, hair loss Growth of a downy layer of hair (lanugo) all over the body, including the face, in an effort to keep the body warm Description adapted from the National [magnolia-creek.com]

Dry hair and skin, hair loss is common. Reduction of bone density (osteopenia and osteoporosis), which results in dry, brittle bones. Muscle loss and weakness. [eatingdisordersreview.com]

Thyroid Gland Disorder

Initially: Fatigue, constipation, cold intolerance, slowing of mental and physical performance Late: weight gain, forgetfulness, dry and brittle hair, slow reflexes, deep [quizlet.com]

Symptoms include: fatigue depression constipation mild weight gain dry skin dry, thinning hair pale, puffy face heavy and irregular menstruation intolerance to cold enlarged [healthline.com]

Slow growing dry, brittle, coarse hair and diminished body hair: the drying and coarseness are considered to be partly due to the reduced secretion of sebum. [news-medical.net]

Autoimmune Hypoparathyroidism

Symptoms of hypoparathyroidism may include tingling in the lips, fingers, and toes; dry hair, brittle nails, and dry, coarse skin; muscle cramps and pain in the face, hands [medicinenet.com]

Symptoms may include any of the following: Abdominal pain Brittle nails Cataracts Calcium deposits in some tissues Decreased consciousness Dry hair Dry, scaly skin Muscle [medlineplus.gov]

hair and skin. [counsyl.com]

Pediculosis Pubis

Treatment Options for Lice Therapy Instructions Comments Lice, head Malathion 0.5% Apply to dry hair and scalp, wash and rinse in 8–12 h, shampoo scalp, and remove nits May [merckmanuals.com]

Alternative therapy Pyrethrins with piperonylbutoxide applied to the affected area and washed off after 10 minutes (B2) OR Malathion (0.5%) lotion applied to dry hair and [sahealth.sa.gov.au]

Nits may be present on body hairs. Diagnosis is by demonstration of lice and nits in clothing, especially at the seams. [merckmanuals.com]

Ringed Hair Disease

At naked eye examination the hairs were dry, 6 to 7 cm long, and they showed dull and shining areas giving the scalp hair a scintillating appearance (fig. 1). [unboundmedicine.com]

Hair Fracturing Although hair may split on the ends, it frequently also splits and fractures higher up rather like splitting a dry twig. [london-centre-trichology.co.uk]

An oral prescription medication for hair loss, for men only? Inactive Sebaceous Glands Dry hair and scalp can be caused by? [quizlet.com]

Myxedema

[…] myx·ede·ma | \ ˌmik-sə-ˈdē-mə \ : severe hypothyroidism characterized by firm inelastic edema, dry skin and hair, and loss of mental and physical vigor Other Words from myxedema [merriam-webster.com]

hair, and loss of the outer thirds of the eyebrows; Difficulty breathing ; Collections of fluid around the lungs and heart ( pleural effusion and pericardial effusions); [rxlist.com]

[…] skin and hair, and loss of mental and physical vigor Other Words from myxedema myxedematous or chiefly British myxoedematous \ -ˈdem-ət-əs, -ˈdē-mət- \ adjective Comments [merriam-webster.com]

Anorexia

[…] skin that may also take on yellowish tint Bluish color on the tips of the fingers Dry hair and hair loss Downy hair that grows over the skin in order to keep warm You are [psycom.net]

Dry hair and skin. Hair loss. Growth of a downy layer of hair all over the body. In females, the absence of a period. In males, decreased testosterone levels. [projectknow.com]

[…] skin, hair loss from the scalp, or fine downy hair growing on the body reduced sex drive People with anorexia often have other mental health problems, such as depression [nhs.uk]

Argininosuccinic Aciduria

brittle hair), intellectual disability, and developmental delay. [visualdx.com]

The disease is characterized by mental and physical retardation, liver enlargement, skin lesions, dry and brittle hair showing trichorrhexis nodosa microscopically and fluorescing [uniprot.org]

[…] triggered by infection or stress and present recurring episodes of hyperammonemia, with vomiting, irritability, behavioral dysfunction, hepatomegaly, trichorrhexis nodosa (dry [visualdx.com]

Chlorine Acne

Chlorine can make your hair brittle or fragile. In the same way that chlorine can dry out hair, it can dry skin. [thisisinsider.com]

hair • Lack of shine to the hair • Weak hair that lacks volume • Dry, itchy scalp • Damage to cuticles • Weakened and breaking nails • Dry, flaky skin • Itchy, rashed, or [annmariegianni.com]

Additionally, the same reason that chlorine is bad for your skin and hair generally is what makes it helpful for acne. That is, it can dry out acne. [bustle.com]

Myxedema Coma

hair, and loss of the outer thirds of the eyebrows; Difficulty breathing ; Collections of fluid around the lungs and heart ( pleural effusion and pericardial effusions); [medicinenet.com]

hair, and loss of the outer thirds of the eyebrows; Difficulty breathing; Collections of fluid around the lungs and heart (pleural effusion and pericardial effusions); The [rxlist.com]

[…] hallucinations, disorientation, seizures, and ultimately, deep coma; Significant swelling ( edema ) all over the body with swollen eyes and thickening of the tongue, Sparse, dry [medicinenet.com]

Congenital Malformations of Other Endocrine Glands

hair Brittle nails Dry, coarse skin Intolerance to cold Muscle cramps Constipation Depression or irritability Altered menstrual cycles Poor memory Loss of sex drive Bradycardia [southerncross.co.nz]

On physical examination, the child had dry hair, coarse skin, and puffy face and hung up deep tendon reflexes. Thyroid was impalpable. [thetrp.net]

[…] loss Dry skin Slow pulse Cold intolerance (feeling overly cold when others are comfortable) The symptoms of hypothyroidism may resemble other conditions or medical problems [chw.org]

Gorlin-Psaume Syndrome

The hair is rough, dry, ius-teriess, and brittle. Numerous broken hairs are seenjust above the scalp line. [docslide.us]

Dry hair Wiry hair Diffuse thinning Patchy hair loss Kidney 50% polycystic kidneys Nervous system 40% many manifestations reported mental retardation seizures Other organs [dermnetnz.org]

[…] growth pattern on eyelashes and eye brows, and dry, curly and brittle hair pattern [Figure 2]. [jisppd.com]

Edema in Malnutrition

Irritability and dizziness Skin and hair becomes dry. Skin may appear dry, and flaky and hair may turn dry, lifeless, dull and appear like straw. [news-medical.net]

Skin is dry and “baggy,” and hair is sparse and dull brown or reddish-yellow. Temperature is low; pulse rate and respirations are slowed. [vikaspedia.in]

The skin becomes dry and flaky and hair may turn dry, dull and straw like in appearance. In addition, there may be hair loss as well. [news-medical.net]

Avitaminosis A

[…] and splitting hair — Dry red spots on the skin — Rough, dry, scaly skin — Nosebleeds — Weakened immune system — Digestive disorders — Possible weight gain because of slowed [sundaynews.co.zw]

Top view An upset blonde woman looks at her bad dry split hair ends with avitaminosis. Good illustration for article about hair problems Food rich in ferrum. [shutterstock.com]

Skin becomes dry, pale, sluggish, inclined to irritation. At the same time hair suffer, they look lifeless, dry, split and drop out. [herbalthera.com]