Alopecia Areata Symptoms
1. Excessive hair loss in small, round patches, usually in a short period of time
2. May affect scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, beard, or mustache
3. Single or multiple bald (hairless) spots
![multipal hairloss](https://www.askdrshah.com/manage/Disease_Details/alopecia-areata-multilocularis.jpg)
4. Underlying skin usually looks normal
5. Generalized thinning of hair referred as diffused Alopecia Areata over the scalp.
![Alopecia areata on scalp](https://www.askdrshah.com/manage/Disease_Details/alopecia-areata-on-scalp1.jpg)
6. Complete loss of hair all over the scalp – Alopecia Totalis
7. Extensive hair loss all over the body – Alopecia Universalis.
8. Scarred Alopecia Areata: Any patch of Alopecia that has a scar formation, as seen in this photo, cannot improve with any medicine.
Written & Approved by-
Dr. Rajesh Shah
M.D. (Hom.)