Alopecia areata incognita – causes hair thinning, mostly in young women. Its onset is typically sudden. Ophiasis alopecia areata – causes hair thinning and loss around the sides and back of ...

Alopecia areata ophiasis (hair loss in the occipital scalp region) is described to be particularly resistant to therapy, although it seldom spreads to other areas. Alopecia areata is easily ...

Other types of alopecia are -- alopecia totalis (when entire scalp turns bald); alopecia ophiasis (when even the ... it affects the ''beauty'' and ''self-image'' of a person due to loss of hair ...