Integumentary Disease Alopecia Areata

Alopecia Areata

1. Alopecia areata is a hair-loss condition which usually affects the scalp.
2. Alopecia areata typically causes one or more patches of hair loss
3. Alopecia areata affects both genders.
4. For most patients, the condition resolves without treatment within a year, but hair loss is sometimes permanent.
5. Many treatments are promoted which have not proven to be of benefit.