ABSTRACT
Alopecia is a frequent complaint in children and can be related to different conditions originating from physiologic, hair shaft, follicular, or infectious causes. Childhood alopecia is mostly nonscarring. It is very common and occurs from birth until approximately the third month of age. Triangular alopecia also known as congenital triangular alopecia, temporal triangular alopecia or Brauer nevus is a localized, stable, non-scarring alopecia. Hairstyling causes tensile forces to scalp hair resulting in alopecia. In early stages, alopecia is usually reversible if hairstyling is changed. Otherwise, permanent alopecia can occur. Tinea capitis is the most common cutaneous fungal infection, a common cause of patchy alopecia in children, and primarily observed in preadolescents aged 3–7 years. Alopecia is generally nonscarring and reversible after efficient therapy. Kerion and favus may cause scarring alopecia. Early diagnosis and efficient treatment are important to prevent scarring alopecia in cases of kerion celsi and favus.
