📋Overview
This condition occurs when the immune system mistakenly targets hair follicles, resulting in hair loss that primarily involves the scalp but may also affect other hair-bearing areas of the body. The hair loss typically presents as smooth, round, or oval patches of bare skin where the underlying follicles remain intact.
Clinical observations indicate that this autoimmune response interrupts the normal hair growth cycle without causing permanent scarring to the skin tissue. Although the specific triggers for this immune activity are not fully established, the condition is categorized as a specific autoimmune process rather than a symptom of systemic illness.
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