alopecia
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Alopecia areata is a disease in which a patient’s own immune system attacks hair follicles.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Alopecia areata, which affects more than 6 million Americans, occurs when the body's own T cells attack hair follicles, leading the hair to fall out.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2024
Alopecia, which she was diagnosed with when she was 3, didn’t help.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2023
I signpost them to help from the charity Alopecia UK who I volunteer with.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022
Alopecia Areata—complete hair loss. and at first presents no departure from the normal; sooner or later, however, the follicles become less prominent, and slight atrophy or thinning may occur, the bald plaques being slightly depressed.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
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