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Alopecia Areata

Autoimmune condition causing patchy hair loss in round coin-sized bald spots.

Symptoms:4Treatments:4Clinics treating:1

Primarily affects

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About this condition

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles, causing sudden circular patches of hair loss on the scalp, beard, or eyebrows. Can progress to alopecia totalis (entire scalp) or universalis (whole body). Treatment focuses on immune modulation, not transplantation.

Common symptoms

  • circular bald patches
  • sudden onset
  • smooth bald skin
  • possible eyebrow/beard involvement

Recommended treatments

Evidence-based options used by specialists for alopecia areata.

Specialists

Clinics specializing in Alopecia Areata

These clinics highlight this condition as a clinical specialty.