Warts and Hair Loss
- Warts are common viral skin lesions also called verrucae.
- Verrucae is the medical term for warts.
- Viral lesion means the growth is caused by viral infection of epithelial cells.
- Oral mucosa can develop warts as well as skin.
- Dorsal hands are the backs of the hands, a common wart location.
- Periungual region near the nails is a common site for warts on the hands.
- Epidermal hyperplasia means abnormal thickening from increased epidermal cell number.
- Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions are pink-staining bodies inside infected cells.
- Basophilic nuclei stain dark blue or purple in the described wart histology.
- Intranuclear viral particles are virus particles located inside keratinocyte nuclei.
- Male-pattern baldness is androgenic alopecia that commonly affects the temples and crown.
- Androgenic alopecia means hair loss influenced by androgen hormones.
- Temples and crown are typical early or prominent areas of male-pattern hair loss.
- Female pattern hair loss can resemble male-pattern baldness but is often less extensive.
- Dihydrotestosterone is an androgen that acts on hair follicles in androgenic alopecia.
- Follicle miniaturization means hair follicles become smaller and produce thinner hairs.
- Dormancy means follicles become inactive or greatly reduce hair production.
- Hormone-sensitive hair loss shows how endocrine signals can change skin appendage function.
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