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Why do some people get a big circled bold spot on their head? my mother has one and also my father what cold it be? no one else has it in the family
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ALOPECIA AREATA: Sometimes somebody gets a bald spot in their heads due to unknown cause or due to some dermatitis or tension. It usually grow back in a few months or the dermatologist gives a steroid shot under the skin or apply steroid cream.
Answered 3/26/2013
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