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SKIN APPENDAGE DISORDERS
Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 236-244Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000485080
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Autoimmune alopecia; Hair follicle immune privilege; Alopecia areata; Lichen planopilaris; Stress
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Hair is a defining mammalian feature that serves as a hallmark of human communication. Given the critical significance of hair in social, religious, and political contexts, it is important to understand factors that play a role in hair loss disorders. The hair follicle is an immune privileged site, and mounting evidence suggests that the collapse of immune privilege contributes to the pathogenesis of autoimmune hair loss disorders, including alopecia areata and lichen planopilaris. This review comprehensively appraises the current literature to shed light on mechanisms for immune privilege collapse, and examines the role of neurogenic stress in triggering this process. (c) 2017 S. Karger AG, Basel
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