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Written by Robert A Wilson

Thursday, 15 February 2007

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Alopecia areata is a sudden hair loss. It usually occurs on the scalp, often in rounded patches. Sometimes it will also affect eyebrows, eyelashes, beard, or genital areas of men and women. It is different from the normal balding pattern most often seen in men. The cause is not known but it is not contagious (cannot be given to someone else). It is possible that it is due to heredity, at least in part.

Symptoms may include:

Circular areas of hair loss
It is not related to a skin problem or disease that can be determined
Not painful or itchy

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