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Hair loss in children causes great emotional impact in both patients and relatives. Particularities of this age group along with the lack of clinical trials make therapy in children many times challenging for physicians. In this chapter, we discuss treatments of common types of hair loss in children such as tinea capitis, alopecia areata, trichotillomania, hair shaft disorders, and others based on current literature and experience.

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  1. Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Department of Dermatology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Corina Isabel Salas-Callo

  2. Department of Dermatology Santa Casa da Misericordia, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

    Rodrigo Pirmez

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  1. Fredric Brandt Endowed, Professor of Dermatology, Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Antonella Tosti

  2. Dermatoncology & Trichology Clinic, National University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

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  3. Department of Dermatology, Santa Casa da Misericordia, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

    Rodrigo Pirmez

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Salas-Callo, C.I., Pirmez, R. (2020). Treatment in Children. In: Tosti, A., Asz-Sigall, D., Pirmez, R. (eds) Hair and Scalp Treatments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21555-2_16

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