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## What is Alopecia Areata?

Alopecia areata (al-oh-PEE-shah air-ee-AH-tah) is considered an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system, which is designed to protect the body from foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, mistakenly attacks the hair follicles, the tiny cup-shaped structures from which hairs grow. This can lead to hair loss on the scalp and elsewhere.

In most cases, hair falls out in small, round patches about the size of a quarter. In many cases, the disease does not extend beyond a few bare patches.

In some people, hair loss is more extensive. Although uncommon, the disease can progress to cause totat loss of hair on the head (referred to as alopecia areata totalis) or complete loss of hair on the head, face, and body (alopecia areate universalis).

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## Find out more

For more information and to read the complete Questions and Answers About Alopecia Areata from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) go to [http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/alopecia/alopecia.htm](http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/alopecia/alopecia.htm)

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