TLDR Trichodynia found in 29% of TE or AGA patients, linked to psychological conditions.
This study investigated the presence of trichodynia in patients with telogen effluvium (TE) and androgenetic alopecia (AGA), as well as psychologic comorbidity in patients with trichodynia. The results showed that trichodynia was found in 29% of 248 patients with either TE or AGA, which is significantly higher than in the control group. Trichodynia was also more prevalent in the TE group than in the AGA group. 19 out of 25 trichodynia patients had psychopathological findings (76%), compared to only 5 out of 25 controls (20%). This suggests a relationship between trichodynia and psychopathologic conditions such as depression, anxiety disorder, and obsessive personality disorder.
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