Open AccessAre Preferred Scalp Locations for Alopecia Areata Patches a Clue to Neuronal Etiology?
Author(s) -
Margit Juhász,
Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
skin appendage disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2296-9195
pISSN - 2296-9160
DOI - 10.1159/000497392
Subject(s) - occiput , scalp , alopecia areata , medicine , hair loss , etiology , dermatology , population , alopecia universalis , surgery , pathology , environmental health
Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease causing hair loss in 2% of the population. Anecdotally, hair specialists report that patches localize to the scalp periphery. Changes in sensory innervation and/or scalp vasculature may play a role in the development and localization of alopecic patches.
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