Hair loss occurs due to several factors, these are often similar in both children and adults. For children, the loss is often associated with genetic and pregnancy conditions. Understanding the origin of the dearth of hair is an important first step to managing alopecia and related conditions in children.

Alopecia occurs in various forms depending on the prognosis or extent of patch. The causes of this alopecia include genetic factors. This is the most common cause of loss of hair in children. It follows through a family line and may not be prevented. Other causes include fungal infection. This is also very common especially among school age children because of the contagious nature of the infections.

Other causes of hair thinning, a term also used to refer to loss of hair is inflammations on the skin on the head. These can be caused bacterial infections or environmental stress such as excessive heat. Similarly, physical trauma caused by factors such as head gears can cause inflammation of the skin and hair loss. Most common is hypothyroidism which is caused by the inability in thyroid glands to produce adequate amounts of the hormone.

So how can one identify a developing loss of hair in a child? This is only possible through understanding the causes of hair loss discussed above.

In the case genetically driven hair thinning, the signs and symptoms should be a pretty easy mathematical calculation. Simply look at how deep baldheadedness runs in a family. If the immediate parents and uncles or aunties have bald heads, then the possibilities are equally great.

In the case of fungal infections, you can identify a developing alopecia by checking out the soft spots on the head. The skin is will often appear more colored than other spots on the head.

Fungal infections such as Tinea capitis have great capacities to completely alter the structure of the skin on the head. This will prevent the hair from growing in the patches affected. You can identify the patches that are affected by noticing the scales and enlarged lymph nodes.

Congenital forms of hair loss occur due to pregnancy contra indicated conditions such as drug abuse, sexually transmitted infection and taking of medicines that have severe side effects.

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