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Ebola Disease Learning Center

Complications could include:
Survivors may have unusual problems, such as hair loss and sensory changes.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 28, 2009
Partial or complete loss of hair is called alopecia.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 7, 2009
Alopecia, also called hair loss, baldness, and epilation, is a common side effect of chemotherapy and radiation therapy . Most patients undergoing chemotherapy, especially those who are being treated with more than one drug, will suffer from hair ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Hair loss. Alopecia is partial or total loss of hair as a result of any number of causes, including the normal aging process. In children, alopecia may be a reaction to a drug or therapy (such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy), or may result f...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Alopecia is the partial or complete loss of hair—especially on the scalp—either in patches (alopecia areata), on the entire head (alopecia totalis), or over the entire body (alopecia universalis).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hair loss syndromes are a varied group of disorders and conditions characterized by the gradual or sudden loss of large amounts of hair—most often from the scalp, but sometimes from other areas of the body. Hair loss (or baldness) is sometimes ref...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Alopecia simply means hair loss (baldness).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hair loss, or alopecia , is total or partial baldness caused by hormonal changes or physical or mental stress .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hair loss syndromes are a varied group of disorders and conditions characterized by the gradual or sudden loss of large amounts of hair—most often from the scalp, but sometimes from other areas of the body. Hair loss (or baldness) is sometimes ref...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
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