Alopecia areata incognita, also known as diffuse alopeciaareata, is a rare form of alopecia areata described pre-dominantly in young women. In cases of alopecia areataincognita, the typical patchy distribution of hair loss inclassical alopecia areata is absent, but abrupt and intensehair loss is characteristic. While the clinical picturepresented by this disease closely resembles that of telogeneffluvium, specific clinical and dermoscopic findings ofalopecia areata are invariably present along the diseasecourse.