Alicia Pylypczuk was a gregarious A&E doctor who took her own life after years of struggling with depression triggered by alopecia. ... Still, alopecia made her change her long-term life plans.

An A&E doctor hanged herself after she fought a 12-year battle with alopecia and depression, an inquest has heard.. Dr Alicia Pylypczuk, 29, was diagnosed with the hair loss condition when she was ...

Having a family history of alopecia areata also increases the risk. Treatment focuses on modulating immune response and on regrowing hair. In crafting a course of treatment, a number of factors ...

Alopecia is caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking hair follicles at the root of the hair, causing it to fall out. The treatment decreases the activity of the parts of the immune system ...