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Exclamation point hair(health)
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High Point Regional Health System(health)
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Exclamation point hair (health)


Exclamation point hair is a key diagnostic finding in a disorder called alopecia areata. Alopecia areata is patchy baldness (alopecia means baldness and areata means occurring in patches) which typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes progresses to complete baldness and even loss of body hair. The hair loss tends to be rather rapid and asymmetrical and is different than male pattern baldness.Alopecia areata affects both males and females. It tends to occur most often in children and young adults but older individuals can also be affected.The most common pattern of alopecia areata is one or more spots of hair loss on the scalp. There is also a form with more generalized thinning. When all of the scalp hair is lost, it is called alopecia totalis. Loss of all of the hairs on the body is called alopecia universalis.