You Can Blame Your Immune System for Those Patches

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Most people who suffer from hair loss and baldness can really just blame their genes and hormones. There is however, a condition known as alopecia areata which results in a different kind of baldness. People who have this condition end up with patches of bald spots on their scalps. It is an autoimmune disorder. For some unknown reason, the immune system suddenly goes wacko and starts attacking innocent hair follicles.

Fact of Fiction?
Fact!