A Case Control Study to Determine the Correlation Between Serum Ferritin Levels and Chronic Telogen Effluvium in a Tertiary Hospital, Mandya

February 2013

Pushpa Sarkar, H Raghunatha, M R Harish, BM Shashikumar

Studysummary This study found that women with chronic telogen effluvium had significantly lower serum ferritin levels compared to healthy controls, suggesting a potential link between iron deficiency and this type of hair loss.

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