KnowraAlopecia areataLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Alopecia areata, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 2Related 3Compared with 6Androgenetic alopeciaCompared with: Its immune-mediated patches differ from androgen-associated patterned thinning.Telogen effluviumCompared with: Patchy loss and autoimmune follicle targeting distinguish it from diffuse cycling-related shedding.Traction alopeciaCompared with: Its smooth patches arise from immune activity rather than repeated mechanical pulling.TrichotillomaniaCompared with: It can produce similar patches of hair loss without pulling behavior.Scarring alopeciaCompared with: Hair may regrow because follicles are not permanently destroyed.Pattern hair lossCompared with: Patchy loss contrasts with the gradual, region-specific thinning of pattern hair loss.