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Autoimmune disorder where there are well defined bald areas?
alopecia areata
Is Alopecia areata connected to cancer?
No it isn't. Alopecia areata ( AA) has no connection at all to cancer. It's an autoimmune skin disease. People with alopecia areata are in generally good health.
What does areata mean?
Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune skin disease, causing hair loss on the scalp and other areas of the body. It typically presents as round patches of baldness and can vary in severity from person to person. The exact cause of alopecia areata is unknown, but it is thought to be a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Does everyone with alopecia areata lose all their hair?
Not really, It depends on which alopecia you are suffering from. Alopecia Areata Totallis would describe to the loss of hair throughout the scalp meanwhile Alopecia Areata Universalis refers to loss of hair throughout the body. Source http://www.alopecia-areata-cure.com.
What are the others names for alopecia areata?
Alopecia areata refers to the autoimmune skin condition that results in the loss of hair on the scalp and on the body. Alopecia totalis is a progression of Alopecia areatathat results in total hair loss of the scalp. Alopecia universalis is a progression of Alopecia areata that results in total hair loss of the body.
What are the most common types of abnormal hair loss?
Are androgenic alopecia, alopecia areata, and post partum alopecia.
What is the medical term meaning abnormal condition of hair?
The medical term is alopecia. There is male-pattern baldness (from your mother's side); baldness may be patchy, a condition called alopecia areata; or a variant of alopecia areata may involve the entire head: alopecia capitis totalis.
Does Bimatoprost Ophthalmic drops work for people with alopecia?
Assuming you mean alopecia areata, it does not work as a cure. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the hair follicles. Bimatoprost would not stop this from occurring.
What is the disease called when you can't grow hair?
Alopecia Areata
How many people 2009 got alopecia areata?
over 1,0000,00000
Can animals have Alopecia Areata?
Yes, and for a lot of the same reasons people get it.
What is the scentific name of alopecia areata?
That is already a scientific name of hair loss.What_is_the_scientific_name_for_hair_loss
