u/soupstillhot

In the past couple months I've developed a round bald patch. It's at the back of my head, not the top where I'd expect, and its not the most common place I'd touch or scratch. In fact its pretty smooth, no obvious signs of a problem or sadly any soon to return hair.

I brought it up with my doctor, currently waiting for test results.

Hormones and stress are likely culprits in my case, but immune response is another possible cause. It occurs to me as I've been pretty rough on my skin the past couple days that I'm probably giving my immune system a run for its money.

Anyone have any experience or connections with this? It's tough to find info because it mostly comes up with Trichotillomania, which is not my case.