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Alopecia is a term meaning hair loss. Alopecia Areata is a specific type of hair loss that is common and can occur at any age. Usually it causes small patches of hair loss on the scalp but it can affect affect any hair bearing area such as the beard, eyebrows, eyelashes and body hair. In a small proportion of people it can cause total hair loss of the scalp (alopecia totalis) and sometimes all the body hair (alopecia universalis). It is usual for the hair to regrow over a period of months or sometimes years. There are no distinctive features to help predict the course of the condition. In some cases there is involvement of the nails, usually with tiny ‘pits’ in the finger nails. The course of the condition is unpredictable, often coming and going, and in a minority of cases it can progress to more extensive or complete hair loss.