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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]
In cases with a greater number of patches, hair can either grow back or progress to alopecia areata totalis or, in rare cases, alopecia areata universalis. [21] No loss of body function occurs, and the effects of alopecia areata are psychological (loss of self-image due to hair loss), although these can be severe.
The Bottom Line on What to Avoid for Alopecia Areata. Alopecia areata and the patchy hair loss it causes can be distressing. Plus, because this type of hair loss is caused by inflammation that ...
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that affects about 2 percent of the population. It occurs when your immune system attacks your hair follicles. ... and alopecia universalis (total loss ...
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]
Look at your hair loss pattern — alopecia areata causes patchy hair loss vs. the receding hairline of male pattern hair loss. Manuel-F-O/istockphoto. 6. Lifestyle.
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.
Villanueva has an autoimmune skin disease known as alopecia universalis, a variation of alopecia areata.This prevents the growth of hair on the scalp and/or elsewhere on the body, but otherwise is not physically painful, dangerous, or life-threatening.