Chronic Telogen Effluvium and Female Pattern Hair Loss Are Separate and Distinct Forms of Alopecia: A Histomorphometric and Immunohistochemical Analysis

    August 2014 in “ Clinical and Experimental Dermatology ”
    Carla Bittencourt, D. A. Ferraro, Taís Cristina Bastos Soares … Maria Letícia Cintra
    Studysummary This study found that chronic telogen effluvium is a distinct condition from female pattern hair loss, with different pathogenic mechanisms observed in histomorphometric analyses.
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