This article illustrates a subtype of alopecia areata characterized by acute diffuse hair loss and favorable outcome, as well as potential clues as to why someone may become grey in one night.

Medically reviewed by Deeptej Singh, MD Alopecia is a condition in which hair falls out from different parts of the body. It can sometimes be tied to genetics. While not all hair loss is genetic ...

Alopecia areata is easily diagnosed by its typical development and the preserved follicle anatomy, but diffuse alopecia areata is difficult to distinguish from anagen or telogen effluvium.

If you’ve started to notice the early signs of hair loss, it’s easy to wonder what’s causing you to shed hair.

Alumni Nicole Friedland (Merrill ’89, community studies) and Brett King (Crown ’92, chemistry) both spoke at the National ...

Matthew Riccardi was just 11 years old when he was diagnosed with the same condition: alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that targets hair follicles. Much like Campbell, the then-sixth grader ...

Alopecia areata causes hair loss on the scalp or other body parts such as the eyebrows. New treatments like Olumiant offer hope for some people. This FDA-approved medicine works in unique ways to ...

Diffuse alopecia areata, frontal fibrosing alopecia, central cicatricial centrifugal alopecia, traction alopecia and temporal triangular alopecia are all differential diagnoses for female pattern ...

Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) today announced the company has completed target enrollment in its REZOLVE-AA Phase 2b study of rezpegaldesleukin in patients with severe-to-very-severe alopecia ...

• Diffuse alopecia areata: the hair doesn't fallout in patches but so much is lost that the hair looks sparse. • Alopecia areata barbae: the condition affects only the beard. • Alopecia areata totalis ...

However, telogen effluvium usually involves temporary, diffuse hair loss, while androgenetic alopecia is permanent and typically develops as a receding hairline or bald patch.