China News Service, June 15. According to Agence France-Presse, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a drug called "baricitinib" as an oral drug for the treatment of severe alopecia areata. .

This is the first FDA-approved systemic treatment for alopecia areata.

  Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder that reportedly affects more than 300,000 people in the United States each year.

Hollywood actress Jada Pinkett Smith suffered from the disease, often appearing bald.

  Alopecia areata causes temporary or permanent patchy hair loss that can affect any hairy area of ​​the body, causing emotional distress.