PRINCIPLES :
- A diffuse alopecia areata is uncommon but it may cause total head hair loss (areata totalis), or even hair loss of the whole body (areata universalis).
- Alopecia areata in small plaques without hair is the most frequent form.
- In both forms, it is an autoimmune disorder (anti-bodies that prevent the roots of the hair from growing) that affects genetically predisposed men, women and children.
- This chronic inflammatory disease evolves through episodes that can be repeated over the course of life.
INDICATIONS : Alopecia areata usually disappear without treatment, but if necessary certain medicines can be prescribed (corticosteroids, Minoxidil, Anthralin, immuno-suppressors).
