Do only adults lose hair in patches? No, children can too.
Sudden round patches of complete loss of hair occurring on any person’s
scalp is a common hair disease.
Called Alopecia Areata, the characteristic diagnosis of it is finding
short and broken hair called exclamation points in a small area normally the
size of a small coin.
A myth around it which scares people is that it is due to a worm eating
up the scalp. And the resultant fear that it spreads across the scalp. This is
not at all true as Alopecia Areata is easily treatable.
It can occur in children and scratching makes it worse.
This loss of hair happens when a process is triggered within the body
causing our body to defend itself from our own hair follicles. This leads to
the visible loss of hair in circular patches.
It is a condition which heals well and healthy hair grows back
eventually. There are various treatments which include application creams, oral
tablets, PRP or platelet-rich plasma rejuvenation for the scalp and
anti-inflammatory injectables.
Though it heals well with any of these above treatments, this condition
is notorious for its recurrence. It can come back to populate another place on
the scalp in a few months or over the next couple of years.
A good awareness of Alopecia Areata can prevent hair loss to a larger
extent and also the social obligations which come along with the disease.
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