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Alopecia Areata: Research & Resources
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss, mostly in small, round patches. Learn more about the causes & risk factors.
Alopecia Areata: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
What is alopecia areata? It is a condition that attacks your hair follicles (they make hair). In most cases, hair falls out in small, round patches.
Alopecia Areata–Hair Loss Symptoms, Types, & Causes | NIAMS
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss, mostly in small, round patches. Learn more about the causes & risk factors.
Alopecia areata | Temas de salud | NIAMS
¿Qué es la alopecia areata? Es una enfermedad que ataca los folículos pilosos (las estructuras de la piel que producen el pelo). En la mayoría de los casos, el pelo se cae en mechones pequeños y redondos.
Muscle Disease Section | NIAMS
The Muscle Disease Section focuses its research on myositis, a rare family of autoimmune diseases in which the body's immune system attacks healthy muscle tissue, causing inflammation, weakness, fatigue, and pain in skeletal muscles. Problems that affect the skin, lungs, and joints often accompany myositis. Research Focus: Dermatomyositis, which can include a skin rash. The anti-synthetase ...
Temas de salud | NIAMS
Alopecia areata ¿Qué es la alopecia areata? Es una enfermedad que ataca los folículos pilosos (las estructuras de la piel que producen el pelo). En la mayoría de los casos, el pelo se cae en mechones pequeños y redondos.
Skin Immunology and Diseases, Skin Microbiome Program | NIAMS
These diseases and autoimmune diseases such as pemphigus, vitiligo, and alopecia areata are major areas of focus of this program as well.
Enfermedades Autoinmunitarias | NIAMS
Tipos de enfermedades autoinmunitarias Hay varios tipos de enfermedades autoinmunitarias, como las siguientes: La alopecia areata sucede cuando el sistema inmunitario ataca los folículos pilosos y ocasiona la caída del cabello. La artritis reumatoide es un tipo de artritis que afecta el revestimiento (capas) de las articulaciones y puede ocasionar problemas médicos fuera de las ...
Kan Jiang, Ph.D. | About NIAMS | NIAMS
Dr. Jiang received her Ph.D. from Aachen University in Germany and obtained her post-doctoral training at NCI and NIAMS, where she focused on the roles of transcription factors, chromatin regulators and epigenetic markers of immune cells. In 2018 she joined the Biodata Mining and Discovery Section.
NIAMS Coalition Members
The NIAMS Coalition is a consortium of organizations that raise awareness of NIAMS research into the diseases of the bones, joints, muscles, and skin.
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