Delgado QEG, Castro GE, Nava AR

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Alopecia areata is a common condition of noncicatricial hair loss, induced by an inflammatory process of multifactorial origin. Any hairy area may be affected, the scalp is affected in 90% of cases, followed by the area of the beard, eyebrows, eyelashes and the pubic region. The disease can progress to the point where all the hair on the scalp (total alopecia areata) or even the entire body (alopecia areata universal) is lost. The exact etiology is unknown. Autoimmunity is recognized as the most important pathogenic process, while other factors are genetic and environmental.
Clinical case: The case of a 45-year-old patient with progressive and total loss of body hair was presented, to whom multiple treatments were administered without achieving any improvement.
Conclusions: Although alopecia areata is one of the most common autoimmune diseases, the pathophysiology of this chronic and recurrent form of hair loss is not completely understood and the therapies available are disappointing.