Question
A 6-year-old girl was found to have hair loss about a week ago.
Answer
Alopecia areata refers to a common skin condition where hair falls out in patches suddenly or gradually. Modern medicine believes that the condition is related to dysfunction in the nervous system and immune response. Overexertion of the brain, long-term stress, anxiety, sadness, and fear all fall under the category of nervous dysfunction and are among the most common causes of alopecia areata. Therefore, patients with alopecia areata often experience symptoms such as insomnia and irritability, or drowsiness and lack of vitality due to nervous excitement. Commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for treating alopecia areata includes ‘Shiquan Dabu Pill’, ‘Yangxue Shengfa Pill’, ‘Yangxue Shengfa Capsule’, and ‘Shouwu Sheet’.