Kqiara’s Journey: From Diagnosis Back to the Beginning

After years of searching for answers, Kqiara’s final diagnoses helped explain what had been happening in her body. Blood tests eventually confirmed chronic Streptococcus exposure, and she was also diagnosed with Strep-related PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections). These diagnoses helped doctors understand that alopecia was not the root cause, but ratherContinue reading “Kqiara’s Journey: From Diagnosis Back to the Beginning”

Fact Friday/Feit Vrydag

When people hear the word alopecia, they often think only about hair loss. But alopecia is not the cause of a condition — it is a symptom. Alopecia simply describes hair loss. The reason behind the hair loss can sometimes be linked to an autoimmune response where the body’s immune system affects the hair follicles.Continue reading “Fact Friday/Feit Vrydag”

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