Alopecia areata

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

autoimmune condition causing localised, well demarcated patches of hair loss. At the edge of the hair loss, there may be small, broken ‘exclamation mark’ hairs

Question 2

management

Answer 2

hair will grow eventually in 50% in 1 year

topical or intralesional corticosteroids
topical minoxidil
phototherapy
dithranol
contact immunotherapy
wigs