instruction: hello doctor I have noticed some alopecia on my beard it has been there for the past few months I have never had any issues like this before and worried that the hair will not grow back is there anything I can do I am currently taking hydrocortisone for dermatitis in private area
output: hello I can understand your concern according to your statement you have alopecia on beard it has been there for the last few months and you are on medication like hydrocortisone for dermatitis you may be suffered from alopecia areata which is a peculiar form of hair loss that usually affects the scalp but can occur on any hair bearing skin like your beard for most patients the condition resolves without treatment within a year but the hair loss is sometimes permanent the cause of alopecia areata is probably an autoimmune reaction this means the body immune system incorrectly attacks the body own cells in case of alopecia areata the cells under attack are in the hair follicles structure that grow hair especially follicles within hair bearing skin alopecia areata can be resulted from autoimmune disorders such as atop allergy thyearoiditis vitiligo etc even some studies show that stress family history of alopecia vitamin deficiency like biotin vitamin a d etc nutritional deficiency like iron zinc protein etc can also cause alopecia areata for the treatment of alopecia areata you can use intralesional corticosteroids injections topical minoxidil anthralin cream or ointment and topical corticosteroids by using any of the above mentioned medication and taking vitamin and nutrition that are mentioned above you can get rid of alopecia areata within some months