Symptoms of Alopecia Areata (AA) are classified into the type of AA the patient is suffering from
It is Classified as:
| TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
| Diffuse alopecia areata | Hair loss of scalp here and there in a diffused pattern |
| Alopecia areata monolocularis | Hair falls off in only one spot anywhere on head |
| Alopecia areata multilocularis | Here, there are multiple patches of hair loss |
| Alopecia areata barbae | When the hair loss is present only on the beard |
| Alopecia totalis | There is hair loss of the entire scalp |
| Alopecia universalis | There is hair loss of whole body including pubic hair |
