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    Glossary Autoimmune Processes

    body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells

    Autoimmune processes occur when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells and tissues, thinking they are foreign invaders. This can lead to various diseases, such as alopecia areata, where the immune system targets hair follicles, causing hair loss.

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    1. Is female-pattern hair loss an autoimmune-like disorder? Unveiling the “silent” inflammation Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2026
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    3. What′s new in cicatricial alopecia? Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology · 2013 · 16 citations
    4. Crohn's Ileocolitis Presenting as Chronic Diffuse Hair Loss Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 1989 · 4 citations
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    8. Association of Serum IL-23 and IL-17 Levels with Alopecia Areata AL-QADISIYAH MEDICAL JOURNAL · 2025
    9. Myeloproliferative disorder associated with alopecia universalis JAAD Case Reports · 2024
    10. Alopecia areata Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna · 2019
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