What symptom is alopecia areata?

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Alopecia areata is a kind of skin disease that may appear at any age. Generally, the age is middle-aged, and it is more difficult to be found, because there is no obvious reaction. It is often found when others see it, and only some people are found when they just get sick. What symptom is alopecia areata? Let's talk about it

What symptom is alopecia areata?

It can occur at any age but is more common in young adults. There is no significant difference in incidence rate between the two sexes. The lesions showed round or oval non cicatricial alopecia, and "exclamation mark" like hair was often seen on the edge of alopecia areata.

All or almost all hair loss is called total alopecia. All hair (including body hair) of the whole body falls off, which is called Putuo. Creeping alopecia can also be seen. There were no other abnormal skin except hairless hair.

Sometimes there are nail anomalies, the most common are nail depression, brittle nail, nail peeling, anti nail and so on. It can also be complicated with cataract, Down syndrome, thyroid disease and vitiligo. Most of the common alopecia areata have the tendency of natural recovery, a few cases occur repeatedly, so the treatment is difficult. But there are many treatments that can be combined to treat hair loss.

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Local injection of glucocorticoid is suitable for small area of alopecia, or important cosmetic parts (such as eyebrows) of patients with alopecia vulgaris. It can be directly injected into the hair loss area or its peripheral part, so as to control the expansion of the hair loss area. Attention should be paid to avoid possible local skin atrophy and depression.