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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 proffesional medical advice from your physician. Alopecia areata affects people of all ages children, men and women alike. The factors that trigger the desease are not yet fully understood by medical proffesionals. At present what is understood of the desease is that it is an autoimmune disorder in which the bodies cells attack hair follicles. Thus causeing bald patches and hair loss.
Alopecia areata causes hair loss in patches mostly on the scalp or any other hair growing part of the body. The distinctive patch seen in alopecia areata is a round, smooth and bald 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.
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