alopecia areata
condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body
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Summary
alopecia areata is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,469 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: alopecia[4], autoimmune disease[5], autoimmune skin disease[6]
- Commons category: Alopecia areata[7]
- ICPC 2 ID: S23[8]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9]
- ICD-9-CM: 704.01[10]
- Health specialty: dermatology[11]
- Genetic association: STX17[12], IL2RA[13], IKZF4[14], HR[15]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_986[16], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:986[17], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002229[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[19]
- WordLift URL: http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/alopecia_areata_2[20]
Why It Matters
alopecia areata has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]