The corporate parent of Sears and Kmart says employees at the doomed stores -- primarily Kmarts -- were told in January about the impending closures, which are slated to occur over the next couple of months.
What is alopecia senilis? Alopecia senilis is a form of baldness occuring in old age. Define alopecia prematura. Alopecia prematura is a form of baldness beginning anytime before middle age with a slow thinning process. What is alopecia areata? Alopecia areata is the sudden falling out of hair in round patches or baldness in spots.
Alopecia areata is considered an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system, which is designed to protect the body from foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, mistakenly attacks the hair follicles, the structures from which hairs grow. This can lead to hair loss on the scalp and elsewhere.