Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune disease that results in hair loss on the scalp and any other parts of the body. It usually starts with one or more small, round, non - scarring smooth patch. It occurs in males and females of all ages but most often the onset can be seen in childhood. It's not yet perfectly understood what causes alopecia areata. For some reason, follicles stop producing visible hair, resulting in smooth bald patches that can appear overnight. Researchers are trying to determine what triggers the disease, and whether it's within the body or from environmental factors. There are no symptoms before bald patches appear, and no diagnostic tests. Few common known trigger factors for alopecia areata are extreme Stress, medicines, genetic tendencies, local skin disease, long illness, nutritional deficiency, pregnancy, environmental triggers, thyroid, vaccines, hormonal changes, exposure to chemicals. In alopecia areata, the hair follicles are mistakenly attacked in groups by a person's own immune system (white blood cells), resulting in the arrest of the hair growth stage. These influenced follicles become very small, drastically slow down production, and grow no hair visible to the surface for months or years. The scalp is the most commonly affected area, but the beard or any hair-bearing site can be affected alone or together with the scalp. The typical pattern is one or more bald patches appear on the scalp or any other part of the body. These tend to be around in shape, and about the size of a large coin. A Family member, friend, or hairdresser may be the first person to notice the bare patch or patches. Apart from the hairless patch, the scalp usually looks healthy. In few cases, the patient may feel redness, scaling, mild burning, or a slight itchy feeling on an affected part. When a bald patch first develops, it is difficult to predict how it will progress. Alopecia areata behaves in a different way in everyone. Quite often the bald patch or patches re-grow hair within a few months. If hair grows back it may not have its primary color and looks grey or white. The original color eventually returns after several months. Sometimes one or more bare patches develop a few weeks after the primary one. Sometimes, the initial hairless patch re-grows hair whilst a new bare patch is developing. Often several small hairless patches develop and merge into a larger bald area. Patches on body hair, beard, eyebrows, or eyelashes can be seen in some cases. Large bald patches develop in some people. Whole scalp hair loss is known as alopecia totalis and complete body hair loss is known as alopecia universalis. The nails are affected in about 1 in five cases and can become pitted or ridged. There is no 100% guaranteed perfect cure for alopecia areata. Conventional doctors are treating alopecia areata with Cortisone (steroids) Injections & Pills, minoxidil, topical Immunotherapy. However, all those treatments have limitations. Unfavourable side effects of the steroid do not permit prolonged use, and once they are discontinued; a relapse of the disease occurs. Minoxidil has proved less effective, and it has some adverse reactions like burning of the scalp, erythema, scaling, pruritis, dermatitis, tissue damage and temporary depression of the skin. Topical immunotherapy (chemicals such as diphencyprone, dinitrochlorobenzene) proved very uncomfortable treatment. Ayurveda is the traditional medicine of India, which originated there over 5,000 years ago. There are so many natural treatment options given in the ancient books of Ayurveda. In recent time, traditional ayurvedic treatment has become most popular in advanced countries also. Compare to other options, Ayurveda is now known the most potential alternative treatment for alopecia areata.
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