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2. Alopecia areata - Wikipedia

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   In alopecia areata, a hair follicle is attacked by the immune system. T-cells swarm the roots, killing the follicle. This causes the hair to fall out and parts of the head to become bald. Alopecia areata is thought to be a systemic autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own anagen hair follicles and suppresses or stops hair growth. [22]

3. 8 Autoimmune Diseases That Cause Hair Loss - AOL

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   Alopecia Areata. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that affects about 2 percent of the population. It occurs when your immune system attacks your hair follicles. This can damage your ...

4. Hair loss - Wikipedia

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   [5] [6] Alopecia areata may be treated by steroid injections in the affected area, but these need to be frequently repeated to be effective. [4] Hair loss is a common problem. [4] Pattern hair loss by age 50 affects about half of men and a quarter of women. [4] About 2% of people develop alopecia areata at some point in time. [4]

5. Hair Loss in Women: Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   Alopecia areata, on the other hand, is caused by an autoimmune disease. It happens when your immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles. Stress is the main driver of telogen effluvium.

6. Non scarring hair loss - Wikipedia

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   Androgenetic alopecia: history of gradual thinning of hair and characteristic pattern. [4] Males start to lose hair in the front and temples while females lose hair at the top of the head; Diffuse alopecia areata: exclamation point hairs [3] Alopecia totalis: concomitant loss of facial and skull hair [6]

7. What is alopecia? The hair loss condition explained after ...

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   Treatment depends on the type of alopecia and the extent of the hair loss. “If it’s alopecia areata, we do tell patients that actually in most (cases) it will grow back,” says Dr Mehta.