Yes. I would even be against iron supplements, unless there is definite, proven, iron deficiency. Some times iron deficiency could be a mechanism of defence! Iron is a double edged sword; it can be harmful too. Please see my article on Iron, available ReearchGate

Narayanan

Dear Narayanan, very interesting I will see your article on iron, I give you AA as autoimmune example for hail loss.

Alopecia areata is associated

with other autoimmune diseases, such as myxoedema

and pernicious anaemia. Intriguingly, the frequency

of type 1 diabetes mellitus is increased in the relatives of

patients with alopecia areata but not in the patients themselves, suggesting that the predisposition to alopecia

areata protects against the development of diabetes. In

most published series, patients with alopecia areata have

had an increased frequency of circulating organ-specific

and non-organ-specific autoantibodies compared with

normal subjects, and a variety of non-specific abnormalities

in peripheral T-cell numbers and function have also

been reported. Circulating autoantibodies

to hair follicle tissue have been found in patients with

alopecia areata. These antibodies also occur in normal

subjects but less frequently and at lower titre. They recognize

various epithelial compartments within the hair follicle

and appear to be targeted against intracellular antigens

[36]. Antibody binding has not been demonstrated in vivo

in humans, and their role in the pathogenesis is unclear.