Alopecia areata
Alternative names:
alopecia totalis; alopecia universalis
Symptoms:
- roundish patches of hair loss with smooth hairless scalp in the affected areas
- complete loss of all scalp hair
- complete loss of all body hair
Signs and tests:
On occasion, a scalp biopsy may be performed.
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