Alopecia totalis

Alopecia totalis
A woman with alopecia totalis
Classification and external resources
Specialty	dermatology
ICD-10	L63.0
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Alopecia totalis is the loss of all skull and facial hair. Its causes are unclear, but believed to be autoimmune.

Methotrexate and corticosteroids are proposed treatments.

Scalp cooling has specifically been used to prevent alopecia in docetaxel chemotherapy, although it has been found prophylactic in other regimens as well. Treatment effects may take time to resolve, with one study showing breast cancer survivors wearing wigs up to 2 years after chemotherapy.

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