Alopecia Areata: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment - DermNet
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: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Regrowth
2023年8月30日 · Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes patchy hair loss anywhere on your body, but it most commonly affects the hair on the skin that covers your head (scalp). “Alopecia” is a medical term for hair loss or baldness, and “areata” means that it occurs in small, random areas.
Alopecia areata - Wikipedia
Typical first symptoms of alopecia areata are small bald patches. The underlying skin is unscarred and looks superficially normal. Although these patches can take many shapes, they are usually round or oval. [19] Alopecia areata most often affects the scalp and beard, but may occur on any part of the body with hair. [20]
Alopecia Areata: Hair Loss Causes, Treatment, and More - Healthline
2023年10月19日 · Alopecia areata is a condition that causes your hair to fall out in patches. These patches may connect and become more noticeable. Treatment options include creams, injections,...
Alopecia Areata & Hair Loss: Causes, Treatments, and Tips to Cope - WebMD
2024年8月31日 · Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that triggers hair loss ranging from small patches to complete baldness of the scalp or entire body. The condition can also affect your nails,...
Alopecia areata Guide: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options - Drugs.com
2023年12月1日 · Alopecia areata is a skin disorder that causes hair loss, usually in patches, most often on the scalp. Usually, the bald patches appear suddenly and affect only a limited area. The hair grows back within 12 months or less.
What is alopecia areata? - Mayo Clinic Press
2024年3月14日 · Alopecia areata occurs suddenly, typically beginning on the scalp with one or multiple coin-sized circular bald patches that may overlap. However, these patches can also show up on the face — such as the beard and eyebrow areas.
Hair loss types: Alopecia areata signs and symptoms
2023年8月30日 · This disease causes sudden hair loss, which often begins as a round or oval, smooth balding patch that develops on the scalp or beard. However, hair loss can begin on any area of the body. Some people lose eyebrows, eyelashes, nostril hairs, or hair on their legs.
Hair loss types: Alopecia areata overview - American Academy of Dermatology
“Alopecia” means hair loss. Sometimes, you hear a different medical name for this type of hair loss. Here’s what these terms mean: Alopecia barbae: A person has patchy hair loss on their beard. Alopecia ophiasis: A person has a band or strip of hair loss on their scalp. Alopecia totalis: A person has lost all the hair on their scalp.
Alopecia Areata (AA) - Symptoms - familydoctor.org
2021年7月2日 · The main symptom of alopecia areata is hair loss that occurs in small, round patches on your head. This leaves smooth, peach-colored areas of scalp exposed. A mild case of alopecia areata starts with one to two coin-size hairless patches.