Dengue-Associated Telogen Effluvium: A Report of 14 Patients

May 2017 in “ Dermatologica Sinica ”

Chia Bao Chu, Chao‐Chun Yang

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TLDR Dengue fever can cause a temporary type of hair loss called telogen effluvium.

In the 2017 study, researchers examined 14 patients (one man and 13 women with an average age of 40.1 years) who developed telogen effluvium (TE), a type of hair loss, following dengue fever during an outbreak in Tainan, Taiwan. They found that the average time from dengue infection to the start of hair loss was 2.1 months, and the hair loss lasted for about 2.9 months on average. Additionally, 10 of the female patients were also experiencing female pattern hair loss. The study emphasized the importance of recognizing dengue-associated TE in areas where dengue is common, and the need for proper diagnosis, which may involve identifying the presence of multiple hair disorders simultaneously.

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