INFO - Hair loss (alopecia) in systemic lupus erythematosus

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Lupus Foundation of America

" Skin disease in lupus " :

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Hair loss (alopecia)

There are several forms of non-scarring hair loss which are not related to

the presence of DLE of the scalp.

SLE patients who have been severely ill with their disease may develop

a temporary pattern of hair loss which is replaced by new hair growth. This

condition is known as telogen effluvium.

A severe flare of SLE can result in fragile hair that breaks easily.

Such broken hairs at the edge of the scalp give a characteristic ragged

appearance termed " lupus hair. "

http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/skindisease.html

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