https://next.amboss.com/us/article/tk0XpT#Yb2c2e552b65794e93bdae6b34b1f7a3f just says autoimmune destruction of hair follicles. UW check anyone? @AnKing-Maintainers
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This amboss article does say " The hair follicles are not destroyed unlike in scarring types of alopecia." if you hover over the textbox in etiology
Step 2 QID 17143
A 7 year old boy with hair loss presents progressive patchy hair loss over past few weeks. nothing else relevant in quest stem, he’s a normal kid. Image attached showing his hair loss and question asked for diagnosis, with answer being alopecia areata.
Quotes from explanation
“Autoimmune attack on hair bulb cells”
“associated with other autoimmune disorders”
AA is an autoimmune disorder affecting the hair bulb cells on any part of the body and develops over weeks in discrete patches with normal underlying scalp or skin. Hair follicles are preserved in AA (ie, nonscarring alopecia), making hair regrowth possible.