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PoindexterOglethorpe

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37. Yes. Maybe not random Alopecia as an official term.

Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:53 PM

Mar 2018

But when I am explaining alopecia areata to people, I say that any possible combination of hair loss and hair regrowth you can imagine has occurred in AA. When that video of his hair blowing up, revealing that enormous bald patch, my very first thought was, alopecia areata! Even at a distance, that bald patch seemed to have the characteristic shiny quality of the disease.

Both of my sons have alopecia areata, and both of them have the most extreme form, known as universalis. I used to attended the conferences held by the National Alopecia Areata Foundation.

So yes, I'm convinced that he has alopecia.

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Trump looks like crap lately. [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 OP

Speed will do that to you Botany Mar 2018 #1

And fast-food and no sleep PatSeg Mar 2018 #7

I will not attend the funeral, nor weep for his family. saidsimplesimon Mar 2018 #18

A friend once commented, regarding the demise of someone he disliked, that The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #32

makes me think Dylan's "Masters of War" rurallib Mar 2018 #44

One of my Dylan favorites Bradshaw3 Mar 2018 #56

Yeah there are some people that I really, really wish I could just dhol82 Mar 2018 #51

I would think PatSeg Mar 2018 #43

Im going to pop a cork and celebrate when he croaks. ooky Mar 2018 #63

We should be so lucky. n/t Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #36

What do you expect a piece of crap to look like, roses? olegramps Mar 2018 #53

A perfect description.... CatMor Mar 2018 #2

Yep, now he often has huge bags under his eyes, blue veins and a craggy look. Yep, cure is more RKP5637 Mar 2018 #3

I think his neck looks like a vagina. fleur-de-lisa Mar 2018 #4

OMG, then what does that make his mouth? RKP5637 Mar 2018 #9

An orange ass-mouth lark Mar 2018 #16

A baboon's anus? smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #70

Sure looks that way! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2018 #74

The "Chingina"! smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #69

Hatred leads to the darkside... MythosMaster Mar 2018 #5

"the result is that his head seems to have corners" - Yes! Siwsan Mar 2018 #6

Maybe the baldness pattern is related to the fact he has had surgery on his scalp. Grammy23 Mar 2018 #34

I'm sure that Melania is nowhere near his private quarters More_Cowbell Mar 2018 #38

Yes, but the gold digger in her might not let her pass on the chance to get Grammy23 Mar 2018 #41

Yes. Maybe not random Alopecia as an official term. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #37

Dont you also think he could have had hair transplant LuckyLib Mar 2018 #54

I know nothing about hair transplants. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #61

Because he strayed from his normal diet of Big Macs and KFC dalton99a Mar 2018 #8

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True - but he was probably poisoned. sandensea Mar 2018 #12

How fitting -- The Russian solution. FarCenter Mar 2018 #15

Some things never change sandensea Mar 2018 #28

That's my theory, too. kag Mar 2018 #59

Sex, corruption, intrigue, tunnels, a mysterious death. Harding's presidency had it all. sandensea Mar 2018 #60

Are there any good screenwriters here on DU? Wednesdays Mar 2018 #65

I'm sure! sandensea Mar 2018 #67

He just couldn't keep up...... 'Jerry' was always ready to go Historic NY Mar 2018 #48

Ah, all those free radicals. sandensea Mar 2018 #11

Stressful Job myraphilips Mar 2018 #13

I don't care PasadenaTrudy Mar 2018 #14

What he does influences how he looks. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #17

Truly, except in his case the outward appearance mirrors the inner horribleness. lark Mar 2018 #19

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" in reverse. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #72

Good analogy! lark Mar 2018 #78

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when you are crap, what else would you look like? spanone Mar 2018 #21

That's unfair. I mean, how great would you look if Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2018 #22

"Naugahyde" "shellacked" "his head seems to have corners" Ilsa Mar 2018 #23

eventually.. D_Master81 Mar 2018 #24

He does melman Mar 2018 #25

Lately? Always! democratisphere Mar 2018 #26

Perhaps he missed his makeup call this morning. JohnnyRingo Mar 2018 #27

Guess nobody else will say it - " Just DIE Motherfucker - Just DIE!!" NoMoreRepugs Mar 2018 #29

hear hear! LSFL Mar 2018 #45

Just do it. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2018 #64

You forgot "Already" Sugar Smack Mar 2018 #66

Does make it more to the point - damn. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2018 #76

I can't even imagine the amount of stress he must be under because he KNOWS what he did, he Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #30

He knows where the bodies are buried. Grammy23 Mar 2018 #39

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I honestly think that at some point he will get sick of it all and quit. Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #33

That might be the time I would enthusiastically turn the channel to Fox. Grammy23 Mar 2018 #40

Pics at 11. olegramps Mar 2018 #55

Good description. mountain grammy Mar 2018 #35

You forgot to mention his svelte physique world wide wally Mar 2018 #42

I'm melting, I'm melting! gyroscope Mar 2018 #46

It's the big mac diet C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #47

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"or the Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark" C Moon Mar 2018 #50

I promise MFM008 Mar 2018 #52

I'm sending thoughts and prayers Capperdan Mar 2018 #57

They say the job averages to twice your aging process sakabatou Mar 2018 #58

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But doesn't Trump think he's starring in a reality TV show? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #72

So there's still hope . . . Vinca Mar 2018 #62

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