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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. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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 ...

6. Alopecia universalis - Wikipedia

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   Alopecia universalis (AU), also known as alopecia areata universalis, is a medical condition involving the loss of all body hair, including eyebrows, eyelashes, chest hair, armpit hair, and pubic hair. It is the most severe form of alopecia areata (AA). [1]

7. Non scarring hair loss - Wikipedia

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   Causes of noncicatricial alopecia can be separated based on focal or diffuse hair loss: [3] Diffuse: Androgenetic alopecia: androgenic DHT leads to catagenic miniaturization of hair follicles. [4] Diffuse alopecia areata: diffuse autoimmune destruction of hair follicles [5] Alopecia totalis: unknown but thought to be autoimmune [6]