Alopecia totalis
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A woman with alopecia totalis.
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| ICD-10 | L63.0 |
| Patient UK | Alopecia totalis |
Alopecia totalis is the loss of all head hair. Its causes are unclear, but believed to be autoimmune. Stress is thought to be a contributor in alopecia areata. However, many with the disorder lead relatively-low stress lives.
Treatment
Methotrexate and corticosteroids are proposed treatments.[1]
Scalp cooling has specifically been used to prevent alopecia in docetaxel chemotherapy,[2] although it has been found prophylactic in other regimens as well.[3][4][5] Treatment effects may take time to resolve, with one study showing breast cancer survivors wearing wigs up to 2 years after chemotherapy.[6]
See also
References
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