Alopecia Areata
AlopeciaAreataSite.com is an online resource for people who suffer from alopecia areata or who want to learn about the disorder. All information on this website is for educational purposes only and should not be substituted for professional medical advice from your physician. Alopecia areata affects people of all ages children, men and women alike. The factors that trigger the disease are not yet fully understood by medical professionals. At present what is understood of the disease is that it is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's cells attack hair follicles. Thus causing bald patches and hair loss.
Alopecia areata causes hair loss in patches, mostly on the scalp, but can occur on any other hair growing part of the body. The distinctive bald patch seen in alopecia areata is a round and smooth patch. The time course of the condition is unpredictable. It is seen that the hair can regrow within a year in many cases without any particular treatment.
General Information
Overview
Types of Alopecia Areata
Diagnosis of Alopecia Areata
Autoimmune Disorders
Prognosis of Alopecia Areata
Research
Stress and its Link to Alopecia Areata
Hereditary Properties of Alopecia Areata
Vitamin Deficiency and its link to Alopecia Areata
Gene Therapy
Thyroid disease
Treatment
Contristeroid cream treatment
Contristeroid injection treatment
Diphenylcyclopropenone (DCP)
minoxidil treatment
Anthralin irritation treatment
Cyclosporine treatment
Squaric acid dibutylester
Tacrolimus treatment
Psoralen plus UV A (PUVA)
Observation