Telogen Effluvium as the First Symptom of Crohn's Disease in a Child

January 2014

Maria Rogalidou, Meropi Tzoufi, Κωνσταντίνος Κατσάνος, Georgios Gaitanis, Aikaterini Zioga, Epameinondas V. Tsianos, A. Siamopoulou‐Mavridou

telogen effluvium Crohn's disease hair loss extraintestinal manifestation

This document described a case where a 10-year-old child experienced telogen effluvium, a form of hair loss, as the first and only symptom of Crohn's disease, appearing one year before the gastrointestinal symptoms. Other causes of hair loss were ruled out. The child's hair loss improved with the remission of Crohn's disease and reappeared with relapse, eventually resolving with complete remission. This case highlighted that although rare, telogen effluvium could be an extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease in children.

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research Crohn's Ileocolitis Presenting as Chronic Diffuse Hair Loss

4 citations , May 1989 in “Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine”

Crohn's disease can cause hair loss before other symptoms appear.

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