You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases? Hair loss. Your immune system is meant to keep ...

Discussing treatment-resistant alopecia areata with your dermatologist involves preparing a medication list, noting symptom changes, and asking about new treatments.

There's no one reason why someone might see thinning hair. From hormones to stress to autoimmune conditions, the catalyst of ...

SAN ANTONIO — When you see an illness on the outside it can make it easier to diagnose and treat. But even if others can see the impacts a condition you are dealing with, they may not understand the ...

Hair. It’s something people take for granted until they don’t have it anymore. Losing it can harm a person’s self-esteem — men and women alike. But hair loss is arguably tougher for women. Few people ...

Alopecia areata equally affects men and women, usually at age 20-40 years. The lifetime risk of alopecia areata expression in the general population has been estimated to be 1.7%. [19] The disease ...

A remarkable Bay Area girl is on a mission to reduce the stigma surrounding the disease alopecia while raising money in hopes of finding a cure. September is Alopecia Awareness Month. The autoimmune ...

Bill would require aid for those with form of severe alopecia Redwood City resident Matt Kelley poses with his hairless cat Harry recently at their home in California. Kelley was instrumental to the ...

Canine hair loss, or alopecia, is a primary symptom of a wide range of underlying medical conditions, not a disease in itself. Common causes include skin infections (bacterial/fungal), parasites, ...