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To give you an impression of the wide spectrum of possible hair and nail diseases, some individual causes and courses are demonstrated on the following pages. If you are interested, please click further.

Hair loss has many faces and occurs in all races

Diffuse hair loss from iron deficiency before and after 8 months of oral iron substitution

Diffuse hair loss from iron deficiency and androgenetic alopecia of the female pattern type
before and after 4 years of oral iron substitution and additional 3 years of iron substitution and local treatment with 2% minoxidil solution

Androgenetic alopecia of the female pattern type
before, after 6 months and after 12 months of local treatment with 2% minoxidil solution

Diffuse hair loss from drugs
before and after 6 months of local treatment with 2% minoxidil solution

Androgenetic alopecia of the male pattern type
before and after one year of treatment with tablets of 1 mg finasteride per day

Androgenetic alopecia of the male pattern type
before, after 3 years and after 6 years of treatment with tablets of 1 mg finasteride per day

Alopecia areata
before and after systemic zinc therapy over several months in a 4-year-old girl

Alopecia areata
before and after local steroid therapy over several months in an 11-year-old boy

Alopecia areata
before and after local steroid and systemic zinc therapy over several months

Alopecia areata
before and after local steroid and systemic zinc therapy over several months

Alopecia areata
before and after local steroid and systemic zinc therapy over several months

Hair loss from eczema of the head
before and after local treatment with an ointment of salcylic acid and steroid in a 4-year-old girl

Hair loss by eczema of the head
before and after local steroid therapy over several months

Alopecia areata and Eczema of the head
before and after local steroid and systemic zinc therapy over several months

Diffuse hair loss after brain surgery

before and after oral therapy with hair specific vitamins, trace elements, and amino acids over 4 months

Clinical Spectrum of Nail Diseases

Irregular nail pigmentations
caused by external contact to graphite dust

Longitudinal nail Pigmentation
This brown streaking of the nail was caused by a nevus, located in the nail matrix.It is often benign but a nail matrix melanoma has to be excluded.

Psoriasis of the finger nails
before and after systemic therapy with methotrexate over several months

Nail deformations by iron deficiency
before and after oral iron substitution over several months

Distal detachment of the thumb nails caused by Biotin deficiency
before and after several months of oral biotin substitution

Nail deformations by mucoid cysts
are variable, depending on the size and location of the cysts

Nail deformations by warts
before and after local therapy with a virucide solution in combination with infrared irradiation

Nail deformation by bacterial infection – before and after local antibiotic therapy

Mycosis of the toe nails
the clinical spectrum is very variable, depending on the location and intensity of the infection

Mycoses of the thumb nails
before and after local and systemic therapy with antimycotics over several months

Mycosis of the large toe nail
before and after systemic therapy with antimycotic tablets over 8 months

Consequences of too small shoes
thickening and deviation of toe nails in combination with ingrown nails

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