Friday, February 22, 2008

About auto-immune hair loss

Alopecia areata is a particular form of auto-immune hair loss that can affect any part of the body in both men and women. This type of hair loss can be recognized as a round bald area and is most common in the scalp. There are no other symptoms for this. In certain rare cases, eyebrows and eyelashes are affected. It can even spread over the whole body in a few people. This is what is called alopecia universalis.

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