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Alopecia areata
by cswinney87, Feb 22, 2008 10:31PM
This discussion is related to Bald Spots in Beard.
Will i have these spots happen time and time again for the rest of my life? I am 20 years old I noticed my first spot during my senior year of high school. It eventually went away after about a year up until about 3 months ago I noticed another pea sized spot on my chin that eventually is now as big as the time before. Also do the steriods shots really speed up the process and how much faster?
Will i have these spots happen time and time again for the rest of my life? I am 20 years old I noticed my first spot during my senior year of high school. It eventually went away after about a year up until about 3 months ago I noticed another pea sized spot on my chin that eventually is now as big as the time before. Also do the steriods shots really speed up the process and how much faster?
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Alopecia areata is also called as Auto-immune alopecia. It is defined as recurrent, non-scarring type of hair loss, most likely caused by autoimmune processes. The pathogenesis is probably T-cell mediated; occurs in genetically predisposed individuals. Clinical manifestation includes non-scarring, non-inflammatory, patterned alopecia; one or many round-to-oval bald patches; exclamation point hairs (i.e. hairs tapered near proximal end) often present; most commonly occurring in the scalp, but possible in any hair-bearing area.
Therapy consists of localized disease like triamcinolone 2–4 mg/ml intra-lesional; high potency topical corticosteroids.
References: Madani S, Shapiro J (2000) Alopecia areata update. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 42(4):549–566.