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18 Year Old With Loss Of Hair From Scalp And Eyebrows, Pain In The Hands And Legs, Breathing Problem. Treatment?

I am 18 year old Indian girl. My hair of whole body is falling very badly from 8 months like head or scalp hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, nostrils hair, facial hair, upperlips, underarms etc. My head hair has also become tangled. I have extreme pain in my hands and legs. I also have breathing problem. What disease is this and whats the treatmen
posted on Thu, 16 May 2013
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Hi,
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You might be having an auto immune condition known as alopecia areata where there is sudden patchy, oval to round loss of hair from scalp. Sometimes it may progress to involve other areas as mentioned by you and is known as alopecia universalis. It can have association with atopy( eczema, running nose, asthma) and arthritis and hence the joint pain. Treatment required in your case should be steroid pulse therapy. I would advise that you meet a dermatologist first so that the diagnosis can be confirmed and further management can be advised. You also need to consult an orthopaedician for pain in hands and legs.

Hope that helps. Take care
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18 Year Old With Loss Of Hair From Scalp And Eyebrows, Pain In The Hands And Legs, Breathing Problem. Treatment?

Hi, Thanks for writing to us You might be having an auto immune condition known as alopecia areata where there is sudden patchy, oval to round loss of hair from scalp. Sometimes it may progress to involve other areas as mentioned by you and is known as alopecia universalis. It can have association with atopy( eczema, running nose, asthma) and arthritis and hence the joint pain. Treatment required in your case should be steroid pulse therapy. I would advise that you meet a dermatologist first so that the diagnosis can be confirmed and further management can be advised. You also need to consult an orthopaedician for pain in hands and legs. Hope that helps. Take care