Alopecia Areata is the name given to a condition where round bald spots appear on your skin and scalp. The hair loss is very sudden and quite often drastic. Alopecia is a disorder that causes a patient's immune cells to attack their own hair-growing tissue for unknown reasons. Usually a trigger is needed to start the process (often in the form of a virus) There are three basic stages of Alopecia Areata: 1. Sudden hair loss. The patient will notice a bald spot. Which may appear minimal at first. 2. The bald area will enlarge; hair loss will increase in the immediate area of sighted balding. 3. New hair will
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