Telogen effluvium.

Clinical and histological challenge in the differential diagnosis of diffuse alopecia: female androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium and alopecia areata - Part II*

Diffuse alopecia is mainly caused by telogen effluvium, diffuse androgenetic alopecia (female-pattern hair loss) and diffuse alopecia areata. Differential diagnosis between the three disorders may be difficult in several occasions. In this second part of our study, chronic telogen effluvium and diffuse alopecia areata are discussed in detail, including clinical, dermoscopic and histological asp...

Suprabulbar Thinning of Hair in Telogen Effluvium

Localized Telogen Effluvium Following Hair Transplantation

Telogen effluvium is categorized in nonscarring alopecia, which shows scalp hair thinning and shedding diffusely resulting from inducing factors such as physiological stressful events and several acute or chronic diseases. It usually appears in female patients following parturition, as well as after febrile disease, major surgery, emotional stress, abrupt diet, chronic illness, or the taking of...

Telogen effluvium after allergic contact dermatitis of the scalp.

OBJECTIVE After observing 2 cases of acute telogen effluvium induced by allergic contact dermatitis to hair dyes, we decided to evaluate the effects of acute contact dermatitis of the scalp on the hair cycle. DESIGN Single-center, 6-month study of consecutive patients affected by acute scalp dermatitis. SETTING Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. PATIENTS Dia...

Efficacy of a herbal drug and Minoxidil 2% solution for treating Telogen effluvium infection

Background: Telogen effluvium is a self-limited, non-scarring disease that shows itself as a diffuse hair loss of the scalp that usually occurs 3 months after an acute illness. Theoretically, Minoxidil solution has been suggested as a treatment for this condition. In this study, we compared the efficacy of the minoxidil and an herbal drug containing urtica diocia, chamomilla, thymus vulgaris, e...

The Postpartum Telogen Effluvium Fallacy.

INTRODUCTION Postpartum telogen effluvium (PPTE) is a commonly described entity, but few studies deal with the real incidence and pathogenesis of this claimed common disease. OBJECTIVE To analyze the objective data published and to define the real incidence of the so-called PPTE. METHOD A retrospective review of the published data was conducted. RESULTS No statistically significant data w...