Intermittent Chronic Telogen Effluvium with an Unusual Dermoscopic Finding

    May 2022 in “ Authorea (Authorea) ”
    Nasrin Saki, Fatemeh Sari Aslani, Mozhdeh Sepaskhah, Mohadeseh Shafiei, Sara Alavizadeh, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Najmeh Ahramiyanpour
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    TLDR A 17-year-old girl has had repeated hair loss since childhood, which can be triggered by infections like COVID-19.
    The document presents a case study of a 17-year-old girl who has experienced intermittent chronic telogen effluvium (TE), a condition causing hair loss, since childhood. The study suggests that various conditions, including infections such as coronavirus disease 2019, can trigger TE, with hair loss typically beginning between two and twelve weeks after the illness. The document does not provide further details about the unusual dermoscopic finding mentioned in the title.
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