Abstract:Editorial on the Research Topic Advances in evaluation and management of hair loss disorders Alopecia areata (AA) is a non-scarring hair loss disorder which, depending on the extent of the disease, presents with focal patches of hair loss; complete loss of scalp hair, known as alopecia totalis (AT); or complete loss of scalp, facial and body hair, known as alopecia universalis (AU) (1). Less commonly AA may present as a band-like area on occipitotemporal scalp called ophiasis or sparing temporal and lower occi… Show more
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