Is Thyroid Dysfunction a Common Cause of Telogen Effluvium? A Retrospective Study

    January 2024 in “ Medicine ”
    Salman Bin Dayel, Ramadan S Hussein, Tarek Atia, Othman Abahussein, Rand S. Al Yahya, Shereen Elsayed
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    TLDR Hypothyroidism is often linked to the hair loss condition telogen effluvium.
    A retrospective study of 500 female patients with telogen effluvium (TE), a hair loss condition, found a significant association between hypothyroidism and TE. The hypothyroidism group had a higher mean Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) score and a higher proportion of patients with severe hair loss (SALT score > 50). However, there was no significant difference in hair loss severity between the normal thyroid function (euthyroid) and hyperthyroidism groups. The study concluded that hypothyroidism is a common underlying cause of TE, but the relationship between hyperthyroidism and hair loss requires further research.
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