Alopecia Areata: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment - DermNet
网页Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition affecting hair follicles causing hair loss. It typically presents with discrete bald patches on the scalp but can cause hair loss from all hair-bearing areas on the body. Alopecia is a Latin term meaning hair loss, and areata refers to the patchy nature of the hair loss.
Alopecia Areata - Hair loss Causes & Living With It | NIAMS
网页Alopecia areata is a disease that happens when the immune system attacks hair follicles and causes hair loss. Hair follicles are the structures in skin that form hair. While hair can be lost from any part of the body, alopecia areata usually affects the head and face. Hair typically falls out in small, round patches about the size of a quarter ...
Alopecia Areata Basics: Overview, Symptoms, and Causes
网页Alopecia areata is a disease that causes hair loss. In alopecia areata, the immune system attacks the structures in skin that form hair (hair follicles). Alopecia areata usually affects the head and face, though hair can be lost from any part of the body. Hair typically falls out in small, round patches about the size of a quarter.
Alopecia Areata: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
网页Doctors usually diagnose alopecia areata by: Examining the areas where the hair has been lost and looking at your nails. Examining your hair and hair follicle openings using a handheld magnifying device. Asking about your medical and family history. Other health conditions can cause hair to fall out in the same pattern as alopecia areata.
Alopecia Areata Basics: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
网页Some people choose to shave their heads to mask patchy hair loss. Use fake eyelashes or apply stick-on eyebrows if you lose hair from your eyelashes or eyebrows. Take care of your health. Visit your primary care doctor regularly. People with alopecia areata have a higher risk of certain other diseases, and early diagnosis is important.
Alopecia areata in children - DermNet
网页Alopecia areata often runs in families, and has been reported in monozygotic twins. Up to 25% of children will have at least one affected family member, and many have multiple relations with alopecia areata. It is reported to be common in Down syndrome and Turner syndrome — autoimmune disease is particularly common in Turner syndrome.
Diffuse alopecia - DermNet
网页Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition in those with genetic predisposition and usually presents as a patchy hair loss with bald patches (focal alopecia) [2,5]. Confluent or widespread alopecia areata presents with diffuse hair loss, sometimes resulting in complete baldness of the scalp (alopecia totalis) or total body hair loss (alopecia ...
Alopecia areata | Temas de salud | NIAMS
网页En la alopecia areata, el sistema inmunitario ataca los folículos pilosos (las estructuras de la piel que forman el pelo). Por lo general, la alopecia areata afecta la cabeza y la cara, aunque se puede perder el pelo en cualquier parte del cuerpo. En la mayoría de los casos, el pelo se cae en parches pequeños y redondos del tamaño de una ...
Alopecia Areata Images - DermNet
网页Dermoscopic image of alopecia areata showing yellow dots; follicular infundibulae are filled with keratinous material with no hair shafts. Black dots are also presented. (AA-patient2) Thinning of the hair shaft at the proximal end (blue arrow) with normal thickness at the distal end (red arrow)
Disorders of the hair and scalp - DermNet
网页Alopecia areata is the most common cause of one or more areas of localised baldness on the scalp and other hair-bearing areas. It is an autoimmune skin disease and is more common in those affected by, or with a family history of, vitiligo, diabetes and thyroid disease. It is also more common in Down syndrome.