Traction alopecia may also result from pulling the hair. This picture shows loss of hair along a well-defined line. Male pattern baldness can develop in women, as evidenced by this receding hairline. In the scalp, fungal infections often form circular, scaly, inflamed patches. The pustules are infected where medication was injected into the area.
Hair loss is referred to as alopecia.
Patchy hair loss on the scalp is called alopecia areata. Complete scalp hair loss is alopecia totalis. Loss of all body hair is called alopecia universalis. Hair loss is referred to as alopecia. Patchy hair loss on the scalp is called alopecia areata.