Alopecia in Preexisting Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Family Medicine Practice: Can Hyperprolactinemia Induce Hair Loss? A Case Report

    January 2021 in “ Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica (Tiskana izd.) ”
    Zvonimir Bosnić, Blaženka Šarić, Domagoj Vučić … Ljiljana Trtica Majnarić
    Studysummary This report suggests a potential link between hyperprolactinemia and alopecia in women with autoimmune thyroid disease and emphasizes the importance of considering other causes in diagnosis.
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