Alopecia areata Health Article

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	Hair loss is referred to as alopecia. Patchy hair loss on the scalp is called alopecia areata. Complete scalp hair loss is alopecia totalis. Loss of all body hair is called alopecia universalis. Update Date: 07/18/2007 Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

Alopecia areata with pustules	Alopecia totalis - back view of the head	Alopecia totalis - front view of the head
Alopecia, under treatment

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