Oral Zinc Therapy for Zinc Deficiency-Related Telogen Effluvium

    March 2012 in “ Dermatologic Therapy ”
    Tadashi Karashima, Daisuke Tsuruta, Takahiro Hamada … Takashi Hashimoto
    Studysummary In this study, all five patients with zinc deficiency-related hair loss experienced improvement or recovery of their condition after receiving oral zinc treatment.
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    Research cited in this study 3

    1. Trichoscopy for Common Hair Loss Diseases: Algorithmic Method for Diagnosis The Journal of Dermatology · 2010
    2. The Therapeutic Effect and Changed Serum Zinc Level After Zinc Supplementation in Alopecia Areata Patients with Low Serum Zinc Level Annals of Dermatology · 2009
    3. Zinc as an Ambivalent but Potent Modulator of Murine Hair Growth In Vivo: Preliminary Observations Experimental Dermatology · 2005