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Looks like my 3 yr old has Alopecia
Hi everyone,
Just a bit over a week ago I discovered a bald spot on the back of my 3 yr old daughters head. She has hair halfway down her back. I took her to the Dr who said it looks like it's Alopecia but she has never had anyone younger then 6 or 7 with it. She has done a scraping for ring worm ect and the first round have come back negative. The spot is totally bald, no brocken hair ect. It is currently a small spot, last week it was 1 1/2cm circle, now it's 1 1/2 x 2cm so it's growing.
I have a few question, I know Alopecia is an Autoimmune disease, Micky has coeliac disease so she already has an autoimmune disease. She is an ID twin so if this is Alopecia then what are the chances of her ID twin sister getting it as well? and if this is Alopecia what are the odds of her having it at such a young age and it going away on it's own and never creating much of an issue? or is it more likely to get worse?
My brother had the same type of bald spot when he was about 15, the Dr said it was stress, gave him cream and after a while it cleared up and I dont think he has had it come back (He is 27 now) So can you get random total bald spots without it being Alopecia (He saw a crappy dr back then)
Sorry for all the questions, I'm just trying to get my head around the possibilities and have some questions answered. Thanks heaps
Just a bit over a week ago I discovered a bald spot on the back of my 3 yr old daughters head. She has hair halfway down her back. I took her to the Dr who said it looks like it's Alopecia but she has never had anyone younger then 6 or 7 with it. She has done a scraping for ring worm ect and the first round have come back negative. The spot is totally bald, no brocken hair ect. It is currently a small spot, last week it was 1 1/2cm circle, now it's 1 1/2 x 2cm so it's growing.
I have a few question, I know Alopecia is an Autoimmune disease, Micky has coeliac disease so she already has an autoimmune disease. She is an ID twin so if this is Alopecia then what are the chances of her ID twin sister getting it as well? and if this is Alopecia what are the odds of her having it at such a young age and it going away on it's own and never creating much of an issue? or is it more likely to get worse?
My brother had the same type of bald spot when he was about 15, the Dr said it was stress, gave him cream and after a while it cleared up and I dont think he has had it come back (He is 27 now) So can you get random total bald spots without it being Alopecia (He saw a crappy dr back then)
Sorry for all the questions, I'm just trying to get my head around the possibilities and have some questions answered. Thanks heaps
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Permalink Reply by Heather on
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Hi,
I'm no expert on Alopecia, just someone living with it, but I'll share what I do know. There are a lot of different types of Alopecia; some are permanent and others are temporary (caused by stress or trauma). Has your daughter gone through any form of stress recently that could be a cause for this? I actually have two friends who got similar spots to your daughter's when they were babies and toddlers, and now they have full heads of hair. Sometimes I think it's really just a sign of stress, and it isn't anything to worry about. Even if it is permanent Alopecia, it still isn't really anything to worry about. It seems so so scary and unknown, but I'm 17 now and completely bald, and feeling fine! I hope everything works out for you and your daughter :)
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Permalink Reply by TBelle on
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Thank you for your reply, She seems happy as, laughs and giggles at everything. There hasnt been anything to indicate she is stressed over anything. I think the whole thing of her having 2 autoimmune diseases at 3 scares me a bit and the thought of watching her loose her hair scares me too. As a parent you dont want to see your kids suffer from anything, be it emotional or physical. Thank you so much for your reply, I appreciate it
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Permalink Reply by Kar on
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Hello,
My son just turnedfour and was diagnosed in January of this year. It started out with two very small spots. He has now lost probably about 70-75% of his hair I have noticed that when he gets sick, the hair loss accelerates. I know that watching your child lose their hair is heart breaking and I have found comfort in talking to other parents with children who have alopecia. Im not sure if you have heard of the childrens alopecia project, but they have helped us cope and have answered tons of questions for me. I hope this helps, hang in there.
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Thank you for your reply. It must be so hard to watch your son go through that. We will be going back to the dr tomorrow and then will probably be sent to the dermatologist, so we will see what he says. I keep looking at her patch thinking there is fresh hair growing but I think that is wishfull thinking. It hasnt seemed to of grown in the last week so I'm taking that as a good sign. She doesnt seem sick, she sticks to her Gluten free diet very well and doesnt seemed stressed in the slightest (Which friends and family keep telling me she has to be stressed) All I know is her results came back negative for any fungal thing so we know thats not causing her bald spot. Thanks again for your reply, I aprreciate all the info I can get
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Permalink Reply by Ally A. Near on
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Hi, my name is Sondra. I am the mother of a 4 yr old with Alopecia. I saw "Looks like my 3 yr. old has Alopecia" and I had to respond to you. My daughter Ally was born with normal hair growth. Around 20 mos. I noticed a balding spot..in which I questioned her older brother about cutting her hair. As the months went by, all of her hair started to thin then fall out. I brought her to my dermatologist, knowing about alopecia, and it being an auto immune disease, because I too suffered from severe psoriasis, also auto-immune. He told me right off the bat that it was Alopecia and that she most likely "inherited" the gene from me..it just came about in a different form. He said that there was no prediction of what would happen, she could lose all of her hair or it would grow back. At that time she was just turning 2. I decided to wait it out because she was too young for treatment (treatments worth doing, anyway. Told me not to bother with the creams.)
Some time went on and Ally was totally bald. Eventually, her eyebrows disappeared along with her eyelashes. All of this happened so gradually I guess it was a total shock. Ally will be 5 in November and she has been living bald since about 2. You learn to accept it. Thats all I can say. She is a vibrant, beautiful little girl and so far she is not really bothered by it. I will let her make her own decision as to what she wants..hair or no hair..as she gets older.
About 2 months ago, I noticed a "few hairs" growing on her head. Since then, she has continued to grow hair slowly. I keep pointing it out to my family, but not to her. I don't want to make a big deal out of it...you never know, it could continue to grow or it could fall out again.
Hey keep positive. No matter what, let her know she's beautiful!
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Thank you for that, I was wondering if it was genetic. So I guess it means I have to watch out for it in her twin sister as she will have the gene for it.
I went back to the Dr who said it is Alopecia so we are heading to the dermatologist in a couple of weeks. I guess we just have to wait and see how it goes. It is slowly growing but as it is still a small spot I am still hoping it wont get worse, but if it does then she will still be beautiful.
Thanks heaps for your reply's, I dont feel so panicky after reading them
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Permalink Reply by Amy on
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Celiac is related to AA, in that there is a higher incidence of celiac with AA, they dont know why exactly.
In identical twins, there is around a 50% concurrance rate. Meaning 50% of the time, the other twin will get it. 50% of the time, they will not, which makes them think AA is both genetic and environmental. Maybe a virus one was exposed to and the other not, triggered a genetic predisposition.
The best treatment for AA if you are to treat is is contact sensitizers. Your derm will know. They are not all that pleasant but the most effective.
Whether your childs AA will progress its impossible to say. I pray it does not, but if it does, life will go on as so many of us have learned.
~Hugs~
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Thank you for that info. At the moment her hair is growing back. The dermatologist said that's its very likely it will happen again but it most probably wont be bad which is a relief. I was very interested in finding out all that info so thank you heaps for it.
Coeliac is an Auto Immune disease and they say that when someone has 1 Autoimmune they will tend to have 2 or 3 of them as well. Not sure why. At least Coeliac is one of the better Autoimmune diseases to have
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Hi,
I am a hair loss specialist, and a former patient of alopecia areata, I grew all of my hair back from an ayurvedic herbal therapy. I now recommend it to all of my own patients. I consult patients in Northville, MI, and also offer phone consultations for people out of state. You can read my story at www.alopeciacure.com
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