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Can Alopecia Areata Be Beaten?
Alopecia is a broad term that describes hair loss. Alopecia Areata is the term used to describe a pattern of hair loss in which oval areas of scalp hair are lost. Other forms of hair loss are androgen (male hormone) dependant, however alopecia areata is an immune system malfunction in which the immune system attacks the hair follicles in certain areas of the scalp.
Technically alopecia areata is a broad name for a number of subsets within it. For example alpecia areata of the face is known as alopecia barbae.
What causes alopecia areata? Less than 1% of the population suffer with alopecia areata with both males and females being affected. Children as well as adults suffer from the condition. Genetics does seem to play a part. Families that develop atopic allergies like asthma, psoriasis and eczema tend to have a greater incidence of alopecia areata. This would imply an inherited over-sensitive immune reaction. If you have an inherited tendency towards this disease, stress can cause the condition to start.
How do you confirm that you have alopecia areata? Due to the fact that the areas under immune attack are localised, it is not possible to confirm a diagnosis by blood tests. It follows that a punch biopsy ( removing a section of the bald spot ) is the only logical way to confirm an immune attack in such a localised area. However for most people this would be too invasive, so it tends to be diagnosed by the pattern of loss alone.
What treatments are available? At the initial onset it is common to see a spontaneous regrowth with no treatment. However it is common for it to spread rapidly and can result in total scalp hair loss. At this stage it is known as Alopecia Totalis. Further progression sees it spreading to the eyebrows and eyelashes and eventually affecting all body, scalp and facial hair. At this latter stage it is termed Alopecia Universalis and it is uncommon to see a spontaneous remission at such an advanced stage. The psychological impact can be extreme due to the uncertainty of this disease. Doctors saying "do not worry it will probably grow back on its own", whilst it may have a high probability of being statistically correct, does very little to the alleviate the very real fear the patient has. That fear is based on the knowledge that it is also statistically correct that a lower percentage of sufferers will see it progress. Most people fear that they will be the unlucky ones ! Medical treatments are limited: With less than one percent of the population troubled by this problem, it is difficult from an investment standpoint to make a return on any investment into research work into a cure. However a pure investment return approach sadly misses the fact that the disease is extremely upsetting to the sufferer. In western cultures it is common to see men lose their hair to alopecia androgenetica (male pattern baldness) so it is more socially acceptable to see a bald man. Not that this makes men suffering hair loss feel any better about it. However women and children with hair loss are less common and attract much more unwanted stares and attention. Teasing at school can be very cruel as children tend to find patches of hair loss amusing.
Treatment types These tend to fall into broad categories:
1) Immune suppression like steroid creams or injections
2) Irritants like diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP).
3) Holistic approaches
4) Natural products like plant extracts and supplementation.
In many cases when a parent first approaches their doctor about alopecia areata, the doctor will refer the patient along to dermatologists. There is often a delay between such appointment that leaves the sufferer very stressed as the hair is often continuing to fall. Therefore many people seek alternative treatments via the web solely because they feel they at least they are being proactive and doing something that may benefit them.
About the Author
We first became involved in researching alopecia areata because we were trying to solve our own problems. Once the media started to cover our work, the workload increased dramatically. We therefore took the decision that we would transfer our knowledge and case histories to the web and offer a free update service for alopecia areata ( patchy hair loss ) and alopecia barbae -(beard patches)
A Personal Guide to Having An Excessive Sweating Medical Condition
Copyright (c) 2010 Lynsey Carter
Should you happen to be sweating more excessively than you normally would, it is probable that you could do have an excessive sweating medical condition. While an excessive sweating medical conditions may be with you only temporarily, there are other conditions that could be with you permanently. You may be able to have treatment for both forms of these medical conditions but unfortunately, the permanent form may not respond too well or at all to treatment. Because you need to understand what form of an excessive sweating medical condition you may have, it is vitally important for you to learn as much as possible about your condition. With this knowledge of your condition, you should be able to better determine which condition you have, and therefore what could be the best treatment for you.
What Is The Main Excessive Sweating Medical Condition
First up, excessive sweating, or hyperhidrosis, (( Hyperhidrosis is the condition characterized by abnormally increased perspiration, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature. Hyperhidrosis can either be generalized or localized to specific parts of the body. Hands, feet, armpits, and the groin area are among the most active regions of perspiration due to the relatively high concentration of sweat glands; however, any part of your body could be affected. - thank you Wikipedia )) is a condition that for many people will be incredibly embarrassing and debilitating, though this could depend on how serious your condition is. This is a condition that can determine the people who will sweat more than their body should to maintain their proper body temperature.
This condition of hyperhidrosis does affect how a person will work productively, their level of confidence, any social comfort they have, their emotional well being, and of course, and their clothing or wardrobe choices. There have been studies that have shown how this condition will severely impact on every individual's quality of life. This situation is similar to some well known dermatological conditions, conditions such as acne or psoriasis.
(( Acne vulgaris (commonly called acne) is a common human skin disease, characterized by areas of skin with multiple non-inflammatory follicular papules or comedones, and by inflammatory papules, pustules, and nodules in its more severe forms. Acne vulgaris mostly affects the areas of skin with the densest population of sebaceous follicles; these areas include the face, the upper part of the chest, and the back. Severe acne tends to be inflammatory, but acne can also manifest in non-inflammatory forms. Acne lesions are commonly referred to as pimples, blemishes, spots, zits, or simply acne. Acne lesions are caused by changes in pilosebaceous units, skin structures consisting of a hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland, changes which require androgen stimulation.
Acne occurs most commonly during adolescence, affecting more than 96% of teenagers, and often continues into adulthood. In adolescence, acne is usually caused by an increase in male sex hormones, which people of both genders accrue during puberty.For most people, acne diminishes over time and tends to disappear—or at the very least decrease—after one reaches one's early twenties.
Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. It occurs when the immune system sends out faulty signals that speed up the growth cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis is not contagious. It commonly causes red, scaly patches to appear on the skin, although some patients have no dermatological symptoms. The scaly patches caused by psoriasis, called psoriatic plaques, are areas of inflammation and excessive skin production. Skin rapidly accumulates at these sites and is a silvery-white appearance. Plaques frequently occur on the skin of the elbows and knees, but can affect any area including the scalp, palms of hands and soles of feet, and genitals. In contrast to eczema, psoriasis is more likely to be found on the extensor aspect of the joint.
This disorder is a chronic recurring condition that varies in severity from minor localized patches to complete body coverage.
Fingernails and toenails are frequently affected (psoriatic nail dystrophy) and can be seen as an isolated symptom. Psoriasis can also cause inflammation of the joints, which is known as psoriatic arthritis. )) thank you Wikipedia...
Hyperhidrosis has different categories such as -
* axillary hyperhidrosis - your underarm sweating;
* palmar hyperhidrosis - your hand sweating;
* plantar hyperhidrosis - your feet sweating;
* facial hyperhidrosis - your face sweating.
Whereas focal hyperhidrosis is better known for being the primary form of excessive sweating, and it is normally localized to one or more of these four listed areas of your body.
What Treatment Is There For You?
Of course there is treatment available for your excessive sweating medical condition, but you may not able to do anything productive until without speaking to your doctor. Your doctor will probably want to give you a full physical examination, do some diagnosis to judge your condition, and then determine what the proper method of treatment should be. It is worth remembering that excessive sweating can be a difficult condition to get remove or get control of. It may well be a form of trial and error at first. You could very well need to try a variety of different treatments before you could see any positive results.
Remember that working alongside your doctor is important. but it is not always the only solution. You will need to work with your doctor so that they can keep their eye on you, see that your progress is tracked, they will have notes made of what treatments work or don't work, and generally how you are progressing in your treatment.
You should also note that there are natural, and holistic, treatments available that may not impact on you and your life as severely as some prescribed medications may. These treatments should also be far more cost-effective for you than continual appointments with your doctor to chart your progress and re-prescribe medications. The beauty of natural alternatives is that they will have a very minor impact on you, cost you very little in money, and normally have no long-term side effects to get over. What have you got to lose in trying natural before chemical? Your doctor can always assist you should your natural treatments not be as successful for you as you wish.
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