Alopecia areata

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Alternative names
Alopecia totalis; Alopecia universalis

Definition
Alopecia areata is Hair loss of unknown cause, characterized by round patches of complete baldness.

see Alopecia universalis.

Johns Hopkins patient information

Last revised: December 4, 2012
by Amalia K. Gagarina, M.S., R.D.

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