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Alopecia areata
Extensive alopecia areata. The round hairless areas are typical. In this case, there is also marked thinning diffusely as well.
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Jason R. Swanson and Jeffrey L. Melton, M.D.
Last Updated: 1996-12-09 10:32:27
Created: 1996-12-07 22:41:07
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Alopecia Areata
I. Definition:
Alopecia areata is the name for a condition in which round patches of hair loss appear suddenly. The hair-growing tissue is attacked by the patient's own immune cells for unknown reasons. There are three stages: first, there is sudden hair loss, then the patches of hair loss enlarge, and last, new hair grows back. This process takes months, sometimes more than a year, but rarely does the hair never grow back.
II. Causes:
We do not know why the immune cel ...
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Alopecia Areata: Clinical Features and Treatment Options in the 90's
Jerry Shapiro, MD, FRCPC
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University of British Columbia Hair Research and Treatment Centre
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre.
Presented at the International NAAF Conference, Seattle, Washington, Saturday, July 6,1996
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Epidemiology: (Study of the rate of occurrence of a particular condition.) According to a recent study from the Mayo Clinic, the lifetime incidence rate of ...
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