Alopecia: Possible Causes and Treatments, Particularly in Captive Nonhuman Primates

The review discussed alopecia in captive nonhuman primates, highlighting its multifaceted nature and potential causes, including natural processes like seasonality and aging, biological dysfunctions such as vitamin and mineral imbalances, endocrine disorders, immunologic diseases, genetic mutations, infections, and stress. The authors emphasized the importance of thorough testing for various conditions before attributing hair loss to stress. The review also included relevant research on other mammals due to limited studies on primates, and it suggested that treatment strategies should be based on the identified cause of alopecia.