Alopecia Areata and Toxic Metals
January 2020
in “Skin appendage disorders”
TLDR Toxic metals can cause hair loss and should be considered by doctors.
Vicky Yu and colleagues found that toxic metals such as thallium, arsenic, selenium, and mercury were common but often neglected causes of alopecia areata in both men and women. They also suggested that dermatologists should consider cadmium, bismuth, lithium, and copper as potential contributors to metals-related alopecia.
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