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Physician Xie Bocheng said that the hair roots affected by alopecia areata will become thinner, as indicated by the arrow.
(Provided by Dr. Lin Pinxin, Department of Skin, National Taiwan University Hospital)
[Reporter Huang Meizhu/Hsinchu Report] Ms. Wang, who is in her 30s, has been losing more and more hair for several months. At first, she only found hair loss on the pillow after waking up. Later, she lost more and more hair, and there were even "holes" in her scalp. , so that she had to wear a wig before she dared to go out. After using hair tonic, the improvement was limited. Later, she sought help from the Skin Department of the Zhubei Branch of Biomedical Hospital of Taiwan University Branch in Hsinchu. Doctor Xie Bocheng diagnosed her with alopecia areata. After treatment, the hair loss problem has improved. And finally grow new hair again, slowly get rid of the wig and regain confidence.
Dr. Xie Bocheng, Physician of Skin Department of National Taiwan University Branch in Hsinchu, said that alopecia areata often presents with acute hair loss at the beginning, and you can see round hair loss areas with clear boundaries, which is commonly known as "ghost shaved head", and sometimes it may be diffuse Hair loss, in addition to hair loss, some people also affect eyebrows, armpit hair and other body hair.
He said that some patients with alopecia areata mentioned that they had experienced significant emotional stress before the hair loss occurred, and what appeared was that the black hair fell out first, leaving gray hair.
People say that Wu Zixu's gray hair overnight may be due to alopecia areata.
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He said that alopecia areata can appear at any age, and it often occurs in younger groups, even in children.
Hair roots affected by alopecia areata will become thinner. Current medical research has found that the main cause of alopecia areata is autoimmune attack on hair follicles, and patients often have other skin and immune diseases, such as leukoplakia, thyroid disease, and psoriasis , Atopic dermatitis, etc.
Physician Xie Bocheng inspected the patient's hair roots with a microscope and found that they were thinned by alopecia areata.
(Provided by the Zhubei Branch of Biomedical Hospital, National Taiwan University Branch, Hsinchu)
In addition to topical medications, scalp steroid injections, topical immunotherapy, and systemic steroids, oral small-molecule drugs can also be used for treatment, but the most suitable treatment method should be evaluated according to the extent, age, and willingness of the patient's alopecia areata.
Some patients will have recurrent alopecia areata. Although the affected area grows back after hair loss, it may appear that the white hair grows first, and then the black hair grows. A vital aid to confidence.
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