Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease ... typically around the back and sides of the head Alopecia totalis: Full scalp ...

If the whole scalp is affected the condition is called alopecia areata totalis; even more exceptional is the loss of all body hair (alopecia universa-lis). [20] The majority of patients with ...

THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with severe alopecia areata (AA), ivarmacitinib ... with severe AA (≥50 percent scalp hair loss, including alopecia totalis/universalis) in a ...

If you have alopecia areata, you are probably no stranger to a roller coaster of emotions. It’s true that this condition isn’t life-threatening and doesn't cause physical pain. But it can ...

A research group, led by Dr. Pavel Majer from IOCB Prague, in collaboration with the laboratories of Barbara Slusher and Louis Garza at Johns Hopkins University, have developed a compound that could ...

CKD and ESRD can have unpleasant cutaneous manifestations, including alopecia, but there are several helpful approaches to mitigating hair loss.

HealthDay News — For adults with severe alopecia areata (AA), ivarmacitinib, a selective Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor, at doses of 4 and 8mg is efficacious and tolerable, according to a study ...

Alopecia areata, ringworm, and chemotherapy are among the most common causes of a bald spot or patch in the beard. Treatment can vary depending on the underlying cause of a bald patch in the beard.

Significantly more patients receiving baricitinib 2 mg, 4 mg had SALT score ≤20, ≤10 versus placebo at week 36 ...

In an interview with Brittany Craiglow, MD, FAAD, dermatologist at Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut in Fairfield, she advocates for combination therapies using baricitinib to treat pediatric ...