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What Causes Frequent Vomiting And Hair Loss On Eyebrows Of A Child?
Hello, my ten year old son started loosing the hair on his eyebrows. I have an older son who has alopecia. My ten year old also seems to throw up often. He is not bothered by it, and we didn t realize how often it was happening until speaking to his teacher just last week. He has a docotors appointment next week. thank you
Tue, 16 Feb 2016
Hello and welcome to HCM,
A family history of alopecia increases the incidence of alopecia in other members also.
However, alopecia usually affects the scalp first followed by other hair bearing areas.
Is there history of white flakes on scalp or forehead.
While flakes are seen in conditions like seborrhea or seborrhoeic dermatitis.
This condition can also lead to hair loss from scalp and eye-brows.
You need to consult a dermatologist for clinical assessment, diagnosis and thus management.
Vomiting can be caused due to various reasons like indigestion, stomach infection, food poisoning, gall bladder disease, overeating, medication etc.
You have mentioned that the child is not bothered by the vomiting implying that he is not experiencing any pain or discomfort.
A clinical assessment for type of vomitus, timing of vomiting etc need to be known to diagnose the condition and thus plan management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
A family history of alopecia increases the incidence of alopecia in other members also.
However, alopecia usually affects the scalp first followed by other hair bearing areas.
Is there history of white flakes on scalp or forehead.
While flakes are seen in conditions like seborrhea or seborrhoeic dermatitis.
This condition can also lead to hair loss from scalp and eye-brows.
You need to consult a dermatologist for clinical assessment, diagnosis and thus management.
Vomiting can be caused due to various reasons like indigestion, stomach infection, food poisoning, gall bladder disease, overeating, medication etc.
You have mentioned that the child is not bothered by the vomiting implying that he is not experiencing any pain or discomfort.
A clinical assessment for type of vomitus, timing of vomiting etc need to be known to diagnose the condition and thus plan management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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