A Neonate with Unexplained Hair Loss

Frequency of Sodium Valproate-Induced Hair Loss and Curly Hair

Sodium valproate has been widely used by man as an antiepileptic drug. Hair loss and curly hair is a rare side effect of sodium valproate. We have conducted a prospective clinical study in the Department of Neurology in Shafa Hospital, Kerman, Iran for ten years (1994-2004). All 211 epileptic patients in our study were given sodium valproate as a single drug treatment. During the course of ther...

Ask About Hair-Grooming in a Patient With Unexplained Syncope Hair-Grooming Syncope in Children

Objective: To describe children undergoing cardiac evaluation for syncope for whom a trigger of hair-grooming has been identified. Participants/Methods: The authors, a group of cardiologists, looked at their experiences in outpatient consultations over a 9-year-period. Of >65,000 patients seen, 1525 who had syncope as their chief complaint were identified. Of these 1525 patients, 111 (7%) had h...

Anaemia Associated with Unexplained Occult Blood Loss.

In the course of a study of patients with hypochromic anaemia investigated by this unit (Beveridge, Bannerman, Evanson, and Witts, in preparation) a surprisingly large number were found to have unexplained occult alimentary bleeding. Iron-deficiency anaemia associated with unexplained occult blood loss is a recognized clinical problem and has been referred to in several papers (Heath and Patek,...

Diffuse hair loss in women in Ahwaz

Background: Diffuse hair loss is one of the most common complaints of women attending skin clinics. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate diffuse hair loss in women referring to a private office. Patients and Methods: This descriptive, retrospective study was performed on women attending a private skin clinic in Ahwaz complaining of diffuse hair loss. The study was done for 10 mo...

A Case of Unexplained Gastrointestinal Protein Loss.