When follicular mucinosis occurs in lesions of mycosis fungoides, affected areas on the scalp or beard may present with sharply circumscribed plaques of alopecia.
They looked for similarities in the genes that people with different levels of alopecia carry. They found that those with 13 to 14 similar genes had diseases that did not progress.
As the wig shop owner looked through my scalp, he told me that I may have alopecia and that it's perfectly normal and lots of his clients who have it wear wigs and feel good about themselves.