McKillop Jaqueline
Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Nurs Stand. 2010;24(36):42-6. doi: 10.7748/ns2010.05.24.36.42.c7771.
Alopecia areata or hair loss occurs in one in 1000 people. If medical reasons for the hair loss are ruled out, opinion and hypothesis point towards autoimmunity and stress as possible causes. Dealing with the gradual or sudden loss of head hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, nasal, ear and body hair poses unique challenges for those it affects. Autoimmune-associated alopecia areata has no age boundaries and affects children, men and women equally. The dramatic change in appearance can result in psychological trauma, loss in confidence, bullying, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties.
斑秃或脱发在每1000人中就有1人出现。如果排除了脱发的医学原因，观点和假说指向自身免疫和压力是可能的原因。应对头部毛发、眉毛、睫毛、鼻毛、耳毛和身体毛发的逐渐或突然脱落，给受影响的人带来了独特的挑战。与自身免疫相关的斑秃没有年龄界限，对儿童、男性和女性的影响是相同的。外貌的巨大变化可能导致心理创伤、信心丧失、受欺负、自卑以及人际关系困难。
