25^th European Dermatology Congress

Alopecia Areata

In alopecia areata, the immune System mistakenly assaults hair follicles, inflicting inflammation. Researchers do now no longer completely recognize what reasons the immune assault on hair follicles, however they consider that each genetic and environmental (non-genetic) elements play a role. A deficiency in diet D may be connected to many unique varieties of autoimmune disease such as alopecia areata. This observe located that diet D deficiency become a danger element for growing alopecia areata and that a widespread variety of sufferers with this situation had low tiers of diet D.

• Alopecia areata (patchy) The main characteristic of the patchy type of alopecia areata is one or more coin-sized patches of hair loss on the skin or body
• Alopecia totalis. Alopecia totalis occurs when you have hair loss across the entire scalp
• Alopecia universalis
• Diffuse alopecia areata
• Ophiasis alopecia