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Do alopecia affect all the hair on a human body?
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Usually not: Typically, alopecia refers to the loss of hair from your head. There is one form of alopecia where a person has no hair at all (not venen eyebrows!). This tends to be very rare.
Answered 4/10/2019
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It can: It is uncommon but hair from the whole body may be lost.
Answered 4/15/2019
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