What is the disease when you lose your hair all over your body it begans with an A???

Alopecia areata.

It is considered an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system, which is designed to protect the body from foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, mistakenly attacks the hair follicles, the tiny cup-shaped structures from which hairs grow. This can lead to hair loss on the scalp and elsewhere.

In most cases, hair falls out in small, round patches about the size of a quarter. In many cases, the disease does not extend beyond a few bare patches. In some people, hair loss is more extensive. Although uncommon, the disease can progress to cause total loss of hair on the head (referred to as alopecia areata totalis) or complete loss of hair on the head, face, and body (alopecia areata universalis).

Alopecia areata?

apropecia

Just another thought may husband lost all hair except the inner eyebrows. It ended up he was hypo-thyroid. If you or someone else you know has this problem please seek help. If thyroid it's treatable with an inexpensive pill.

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