Dear doctor my boyfriend (40 years old) has alopecia areata that is spreading all over the body. He has seen many doctors but no one can help. He has also other symptoms that can possibly be connected: he has approximately 10 bumps under his skin all over the body (like a hazel nut or a wallnut) it doesn't hurt him. The doctors aren't really interested they say it is nor dangerous. He has also milia around his eyes. He is also very tired all the time he has big problems with impotency. When he is very tired he always feels a pain in the area of gall bladder (he has it removed a couple of years ago but the pain remains). He has also diarrhea problems. He has done the blood test several times no special result. He had a colonoscopy gastroscopy; thyroid hormones are ok. He has also problems with sleeping restless legs especially at night. Do you know what could possibly be wrong? I apologize for my bad English I am writing you from Slovenia. Best regards!
2014-12-04 11:24:37
Hello
What your boyfreind seems to be having is alopecia universalis in which the entire body hair are lost. It is the most severe form of all alopecia and is currently believed to be an autoimmune disorder. There is no standard treatment of this disease but immunomodulatory agents such as imiquimod are very helpful.
You should discuss these treatment options with your dermatologist. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is ba
2014-12-04 11:25:12
