You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases? Hair loss. Your immune system is meant to keep ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with vs. without alopecia areata were 1.3 times more likely to develop a psychiatric disorder. They ...

Higher risk for incident comorbidities also seen compared with matched controls without alopecia. HealthDay News — Patients with alopecia areata have a higher prevalence of autoimmune and psychiatric ...

July 2, 2010 — Alopecia areata (AA), a hair-loss disease often considered similar to psoriasis because of the inflammation and T-cell involvement, shares many genetic associations with a broad ...

Since she was a child, Brandi Jones struggled with hair loss—not minor shedding or overall thinning, but large bald spots that made her feel like her head looked “like a leopard or cheetah,” she says.

Q: I am a healthy 23-year-old woman. I started noticing extra hairs in my brush, and then my mom found two bald spots on the back of my head. I did a telehealth appointment and they said it’s alopecia ...

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by hair loss, which occurs when T cells of the immune system mistakenly attack hair follicles. To restore control over hyperactive immune ...

People suffering from a rare autoimmune disorder that causes their hair to suddenly fall out, often in clumps, now have a treatment option for the first time. On Monday, the Food and Drug ...

Patients with alopecia areata have a significantly increased risk of developing psychiatric and autoimmune diseases both before and after diagnosis, highlighting the importance of comprehensive care ...

Alopecia areata affects millions of Americans regardless of age, race, or gender, manifesting as patchy hair loss across the scalp and sometimes other body areas. This autoimmune condition occurs when ...

Alopecia areata is linked to genetic, environmental, and immune factors, with associations to atopy, allergies, and hypothyroidism. Mendelian randomization identified genetic links between trace ...

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases? Hair loss. Your immune system is meant to keep ...