Patterns of Hair Loss at Sohag University Hospital Hair Clinic

In a study conducted at Sohag University Hospital's hair clinic from June to October 2018, 100 patients were examined to determine the most common causes of hair loss. The results showed that androgenetic alopecia was the most prevalent cause, affecting 45% of the patients. This was followed by alopecia areata (26%), telogen effluvium (14%), tractional alopecia (7%), lichen planopilaris (5%), and trichotillomania (3%). The data was collected and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS version 23. Therefore, the study concluded that androgenetic alopecia was the most common cause of hair loss among the patients who attended the hair clinic at Sohag University Hospital.