Hello everyone! Does anyone have any experience with diffuse alopecia areata? My daughter (6yrs.) was diagnosed with AA about 4 months ago. When we went to see her doctor for the follow-up, he said it is confusing because her hair loss is more diffuse. She has definite spots (and her original one was completely bald) but they still have long hairs running through them. The doctor is "cautioulsy optimistic" that she will not lose everything. She has also lost a small portion of one of her eyebrows. The alopecia is still active and we have been putting on Clobex for a couple of weeks now (which I am not so sure about.) The doctor basically told us that because it is not falling out in clumps, and because it is not falling out extremley rapidly that she will probably not lose it all. Has anyone else had their doctor say this to them? Has anyone had a significant amount of hairloss over a longer period of time than just a couple of months? I want to be hopeful in this guy's prognosis, but I'm just not feeling it. If anyone out there has had, or is going through a similar experience, I would love to hear from you. Actually, I would love to hear from anyone who wants to discuss their experience!
Thanks,
Melani (very worried mommy)