Diffuse Scalp Hair Loss Due to Levothyroxine Overdose

    January 2015 in “ Indian Dermatology Online Journal ”
    K. Jagadish Kumar, Manish Kumar, Tummala Sujith Kumar, Abhishek Chavan
    Studysummary This study observed that an overdose of levothyroxine in a hypothyroid infant led to rapid hair loss, which improved after reducing the medication dose.
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