
Opinion|Videos|July 30, 2025
Hallmark Symptoms Seen With Alopecia Areata
Key Takeaways
- Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing non-scarring hair loss due to immune system attacks on hair follicles.
- Breakdown of immune privilege in hair follicles leads to infiltration by cytotoxic T cells, particularly CD8+ T cells.
Panelists discuss how alopecia areata (AA) presents with hallmark symptoms such as sudden hair loss, and how the condition fluctuates over time, making it a relapsing or remitting inflammatory disease.
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- McMichael: What are the hallmark symptoms of AA, and how can it fluctuate with time making this a relapsing or remitting inflammatory disease?
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