Hair Disorders in Autoimmune Diseases

Skin Appendage Disord. 2023 Mar;9(2):84-93. doi: 10.1159/000527933. Epub 2023 Jan 24.

Abstract

Alopecia is a common feature in several autoimmune diseases. With a wide spectrum of clinical presentations, it may manifest with a scarring or non-scarring nature, in a diffuse, patchy, or localized pattern. We as dermatologists have the opportunity of assessing patients with hair loss who may have an underlying undiagnosed autoimmune disorder. This review aimed to describe the main clinical, trichoscopic, and histopathological features of hair disorders associated with autoimmune diseases.

Keywords: Alopecia; Autoimmune diseases; Hair disorders.

Publication types

  • Review

Grants and funding

No specific funding was received from any bodies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors to carry out the work described in this article