Alopecia means hair loss. It is an auto-immune disorder against hair follicles, which are underneath the skin, which causes the hair to fall out from their roots and does not cause any lesions outside the skin, which is highly distinctive. So other than hair loss, there is no scaling, no scares nothing at all.
If we use dermatoscope, we will see an exclamation point hair, which means that few hair will be narrow and short. This disease is closely linked with other autoimmune disorders, so if diagnosed the patient must be screened for other autoimmune disorders like rashinoto thyroiditis. This is usually self limiting disease but some treatments can be used to accelerate this process.
We know that it is caused by an auto-immune disorders so we inhibit the immunity by intra-legion of steroids or topical steroids. More than 50% of the disease will cover, when it is treated with steroids.
If we use dermatoscope, we will see an exclamation point hair, which means that few hair will be narrow and short. This disease is closely linked with other autoimmune disorders, so if diagnosed the patient must be screened for other autoimmune disorders like rashinoto thyroiditis. This is usually self limiting disease but some treatments can be used to accelerate this process.
We know that it is caused by an auto-immune disorders so we inhibit the immunity by intra-legion of steroids or topical steroids. More than 50% of the disease will cover, when it is treated with steroids.