Patient's question:
Female baby, born on September 1, 2010, with a few days to a month, experiencing hair loss, only in the front, not in the back. Recently, the baby seems quite irritable.Doctor's answer:
Analysis of the condition: It is normal for babies to experience shedding of lanugo, which will recover after several months. However, it is also important to be mindful of pathological hair loss.Advice: Pathological hair loss is commonly associated with rickets (calcium deficiency). Rickets, in addition to hair loss, often presents with other symptoms such as irritability, frequent waking during sleep, and excessive sweating. Due to the stimulation of sweat on the occipital area, infants may frequently shake their heads against the pillow during sleep, leading to sparse and shed hair in the occipital region. This results in a typical circular hair loss pattern on the back of the head, medically known as "" (turban hair loss), which is an early sign of infantile rickets. However, frontal hair loss is not typically observed. The likelihood of calcium deficiency is relatively low.