hair diseases
Let an agent explain hair disorders in general terms, relay types, causes and treatments from dermatology sources, describe the named conditions, point people to clinicians and support organisations, and distinguish medical hair disorders from normal hair shedding, cosmetic damage, scalp conditions such as dandruff and trichotillomania as a mental health condition, without diagnosing individuals.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What hair diseases are.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What are hair diseases, and how do they differ from normal shedding, cosmetic damage, dandruff and trichotillomania? definition
- Is there sudden or patchy hair loss, scarring or other symptoms, in which case a doctor or dermatologist should assess it? boundary
Named
Named conditions.
Named
Named.
- What are hair follicle neoplasms, hypotrichosis 14 and of the eyelid, pseudomonilethrix, hair colour disorders and flattened hair shafts? definition
- Which entry fits the specific condition? action
Medical Causes and diagnosis.
Causes
Causes.
Causes
Causes.
- What genetic, autoimmune, hormonal and nutritional causes are described? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
- How do dermatologists use trichoscopy and biopsy? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Treatment Treatment.
Options
Options.
Options
Options.
- What evidence-based treatments exist, such as minoxidil and JAK inhibitors, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits minoxidil? action
Claims
Product claims.
Claims
Claims.
- How can people evaluate hair loss product claims? provenance
- Which entry fits hair loss? action
Context Wellbeing.
Support
Support.
Support
Support.
- Which organisations support people with alopecia? provenance
- Which entry fits Alopecia UK? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How do cultural attitudes to hair affect people with hair loss? provenance
- Which entry fits hair (culture)? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- hair follicle neoplasm, hypotrichosis 14, hypotrichosis of eyelid, pseudomonilethrix, disorder of hair color, Flattened hair shaft, xerasia, hypotrichosis, milphosis, hair discoloration, abnormality of the eyebrow, Bubble hair deformity
What it is Filled
Disorders affecting the hair and hair follicles, including hair loss conditions such as androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata and hypotrichosis, including genetic forms such as hypotrichosis 14 and hypotrichosis of the eyelid, hair shaft abnormalities such as monilethrix and pseudomonilethrix and flattened hair shafts, disorders of hair colour such as premature greying, excess hair growth such as hirsutism, and hair follicle neoplasms, mostly benign tumours; sudden or patchy hair loss, scalp scarring or hair loss with other symptoms should be assessed by a doctor or dermatologist, and hair loss can have significant psychological effects.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain hair disorders in general terms, relay types, causes and treatments from dermatology sources, describe the named conditions, point people to clinicians and support organisations, and distinguish medical hair disorders from normal hair shedding, cosmetic damage, scalp conditions such as dandruff and trichotillomania as a mental health condition, without diagnosing individuals.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Follicle or shaft involvement
- Genetic and acquired forms
- Psychosocial impact
- Dermatology specialty
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose a hair disease in a specific person.
- Promote unproven hair loss cures.
- Mock or shame people for hair loss.
- Share images of a person's hair condition without consent.
Only with a human decision
- Any treatment decision, especially for children.
May
- Explain hair and hair follicle disorders in general terms.
- Suggest seeing a clinician for sudden or patchy hair loss.
Moral aspects Filled
- Hair loss affects self-image and can cause depression and social exclusion.
- Hair loss can be a sign of other illness that needs care.
Who is affected
- People with hair loss
- Children with alopecia
- Patients
Owners Filled
Steward
The patient, with their clinician.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q18554850 - registry parent class
related
- integumentary system disease - in registry terms
- alopecia areata
- dermatology
- trichotillomania
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.hair-diseases
- Wikidata: Q2989168 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2989168)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- normal daily shedding: about 50-100 hairs - approximate
- hair growth phases: anagen, catagen, telogen list
- alopecia areata JAK inhibitor approval: 2022 year - baricitinib, FDA
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Diseases of hair and follicles
- Hair follicle neoplasm, hypotrichosis 14, hypotrichosis of eyelid, pseudomonilethrix, disorder of hair colour, flattened hair shaft
- Normal shedding is up to about 100 hairs a day; cosmetic damage is from styling; dandruff affects the scalp; trichotillomania is hair pulling
- Thinning, patches of loss, abnormal hair texture, colour changes or excess hair.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain types in general terms
- relay causes and treatments
- describe named conditions
- point to clinicians and support
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Diagnosing individuals remotely
- Promoting unproven hair loss products
- Overlooking psychological distress
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Dermatology guidelines
- Regulation of hair loss treatments and claims
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a group of conditions.
- non-scarring alopecias
- scarring alopecias
- hypotrichoses
- hair shaft disorders
- pigmentation disorders
- follicular neoplasms
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2989168: hair diseases - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Hair disease - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should the genetic hypotrichoses be separate entries?
- How should dermatology sources be linked?
- How should hair follicle tumours be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2989168/spec.json