Abstract:BACKGROUND
Alopecia areata is an auto-immune disorder that involves non-scarring hair loss in well-defined patches as well as affecting the entire scalp region and ultimately leads to baldness. The latest worldwide statistics have exhibited that Alopecia areata affects millions of people. Furthermore, the use of conventional methods often leads to poor diagnosis of Alopecia ultimately increasing the medical financial burden on the population. It has been reported that 85% of the individ… Show more
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