The three main types of alopecia areata are patchy, alopecia totalis (total ... Alopecia True Blue Movement by: Megan Heidlberg. Posted: Sep 12, 2024 / 02:16 PM EDT.

Most people with alopecia areata are otherwise healthy, but unpredictable hair loss can be emotionally upsetting and take a toll on your self-esteem and confidence. Certain lifestyle changes and ...

Ashley Tisdale opens up to PEOPLE in an exclusive interview about how she changed her haircare routine after she was diagnosed with alopecia areata in her mid-20s.

Dear Reader: Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder that results in hair loss, typically in rounded patches about the size of a quarter. The name is a mashup derived from Greek (alopecia ...

Several skin conditions, such as severe alopecia areata or vitiligo, when untreated or uncontrolled, negatively impact a patient's quality of life. We can see a higher rate of depression and ...

Overall, patients with alopecia areata had a significantly higher risk of developing a psychiatric comorbidity compared with controls (adjusted HR 1.3, 95% CI 1.3-1.4), as well as an autoimmune ...

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks hair follicles, leading to their inflammation and consequently to hair loss and impaired hair growth. The condition ...

Brittany Craiglow, MD, FAAD, analyzed the promising use of baricitinib for severe pediatric alopecia areata. She highlighted late-breaking data from the BRAVE-AA-PEDS study (NCT05723198 ...

Meanwhile, the prevalence of alopecia areata and AT/AU was 70.53 and 12.39 per 10,000 person-years in the COVID group versus 52.37 and 8.97 per 10,000 person-years in controls.

Among patients with severe alopecia areata (AA) who have significant hair growth with baricitinib, continuing treatment is needed to maintain hair regrowth, according to the results of a ...