Alopecia: causes, diagnose, and treatment Alopecia : Alopecia means loss of hair. There are two types of alopecia. Non-cicatricial alopecia Cicatricial alopecia Difference between cicatricial and noncicatricial alopecia Alopecia Areata (AA) Etiology The pathogenesis of AA is uncertain and following factors are incriminated: Immunological factors: AA is considered an immunological disease because of: Association of AA with other auto-immune diseases (auto-immune thyroid disease, pernicious anemia, vitiligo, and atopy) Cytokines produced by dermal papillae in lesions not only attract lymphocytes to perifollicular region but also stimulate them to multiply. As opposed to normal hairs, strong major histocompatibility complex (class 1 and class 2) immunoreactivity found in affected follicles. 2. Genetic factors: AA may be present in some families, so it may have a genetic basis. 3. Emotional factors: In some patients, AA is precipitated by emotional stress. Epidemiology Prevalence: A
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