The Etiological Role of Thyroid Dysfunction and Vitamin Deficiency in Patients with Telogen Effluvium
September 2020
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TLDR Thyroid dysfunction, vitamin D and B12 deficiencies, and iron deficiency may be linked to hair loss condition Telogen Effluvium.
The retrospective observational study conducted from 2016 to 2019 involved 151 patients with Telogen Effluvium (TE), a common form of non-scarring alopecia. The study aimed to examine the proportion of vitamin B12 deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, and thyroid dysfunction in these patients. The results showed that 22% of patients had vitamin B12 deficiency, 34% had a folic acid deficiency, 93.5% had vitamin D deficiency, and 68.5% had iron deficiency. Additionally, 22.5% were anemic, and 15.2% had thyroid dysfunction. The study concluded that vitamin D and vitamin B12 deficiency, iron deficiency, and thyroid dysfunction might be associated with TE.
