is alopecia an autoimmune disorder
Alopecia areata is a prevalent autoimmune skin disease resulting in the loss of hair on the scalp and elsewhere on the body.It usually starts with one or more small, round, smooth patches on the scalp and can progress to total scalp hair loss (alopecia totalis) or complete body hair loss (alopecia universalis).lopecia areata is a prevalent autoimmune skin disease resulting in the loss of hair on the scalp and elsewhere on the body.
1 Alopecia areata is a hair-loss condition which usually affects the scalp. 2  Alopecia areata causes one or more patches of hair loss. 3  Alopecia areata affects both genders. 4  It is an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system attacks hair follicles, is believed to cause alopecia areata.lopecia areata is occasionally associated with other autoimmune conditions such as thyroid disease, vitiligo, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcerative colitis. The diagnosis or treatment of these diseases is unlikely to affect the course of alopecia areata.