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Alopecia Areata Prognosis

Alopecia Areata PrognosisWhen To Call a Professional

Make an appointment with your doctor if:

* Suddenly develop a bald patch on the scalp
* Your hairdresser tells you that your hair is thinning or bald areas have small
* Has lost eyebrows or eyelashes, the beard is thinning or has noticeably less hair in the armpits or pubic area. Read the rest of this entry »

Alopecia Areata Diagnosis

Alopecia Areata DiagnosisDiagnosis

Usually, your doctor can diagnose alopecia areata based on the review of the areas where the hair falls off and your symptoms. In order to find more clues, you gently pull the hair near the edge of the bald area to determine if these hairs come out easily and seek some structural abnormality in the root or stem.

If you still have any doubt about the diagnosis, you can make a small skin biopsy to confirm the scalp. This procedure removes a portion of skin and examined in the laboratory. Read the rest of this entry »

Alopecia Areata Symptoms

Alopecia Areata SymptomsIt is the most common form, alopecia areata causes a small circle or oval patches of baldness on the scalp. The appearance of the area of ??bald skin is smooth and normal. In most cases, no other symptoms in the scalp.

Occasionally, there is itching, tingling, tenderness or a slight burning sensation in the affected area. Some people with alopecia areata also have abnormalities on the surface of the nails, and small grooves (notches) or tiny marks, stretch marks, cracks (fissures) surface or an abnormal area of redness. Read the rest of this entry »

Alopecia Areata

Alopecia AreataAlopecia areata is a skin disorder that causes hair loss, usually in patches, most commonly on the scalp. Generally, the bald patches appear suddenly and affect only a limited area. The hair grows back within 12 months or less.

However, in some people, the problem may last longer, become more severe and lead to total baldness (alopecia totalis) or total collapse of body hair (alopecia universalis). Read the rest of this entry »