by Alyx Arnett
When Angenetta Whites’ hair began coming out in patches as a young girl, her mother’s first thought was ringworm—an infection of the skin that is readily treated and rarely progresses. However, doctors came back with a diagnosis much more unsettling—alopecia.
While several doctors explained to Whites’ mother what this autoimmune disease was that causes hair loss, Whites sat scared still in the waiting room, unaware of the torment that lay ahead of…
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