It is an advanced form of alopecia areata. The exact cause of alopecia universalis is unknown but again is thought to be an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the hair follicles. The main difference between alopecia universalis and the other forms of alopecia is that it affects more than just the scalp, it affects the entire body. People with the disorder are otherwise healthy besides they are more prone to experience thyroid disease and vitiligo. A majority of the people born with alopecia universalis are born with hair but quickly start to lose it. Alopecia universalis is inherited as a recessive trait. It is presumed that only people with this rare form of alopecia carry the gene. The nails of someone who is affected by thus gene suffer from severe distortion of the full
It is an advanced form of alopecia areata. The exact cause of alopecia universalis is unknown but again is thought to be an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the hair follicles. The main difference between alopecia universalis and the other forms of alopecia is that it affects more than just the scalp, it affects the entire body. People with the disorder are otherwise healthy besides they are more prone to experience thyroid disease and vitiligo. A majority of the people born with alopecia universalis are born with hair but quickly start to lose it. Alopecia universalis is inherited as a recessive trait. It is presumed that only people with this rare form of alopecia carry the gene. The nails of someone who is affected by thus gene suffer from severe distortion of the full