title: [Alopecia areata and treatment].
abstract: Alopecia areata is a non scarring inflammatory hair disease, frequently recurrent. It commonly presents as round patches of hair loss which can be the first manifestation of a more severe alopecia: totalis or universalis. A CD4 lymphocytic infiltrate surrounds the hair follicle and is presumed to play a role in the hair fall. There are many treatments available which may help stimulate regrowth. The efficacy, risks, and benefits of each treatment have to be considered when choosing a treatment plan.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie, CHU Saint-Pierrre, ULB, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Stene
mesh_terms: D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans