4 citations
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April 2018 in “The journal of pediatrics/The Journal of pediatrics”
This case report discusses a 6-year-old girl with loose anagen hair syndrome, characterized by painlessly shedding hair, and notes no evidence of benefit from biotin supplementation.
31 citations
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December 2010 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology”
This study reports that structural abnormalities in the inner root sheath of hair follicles may cause the hair shaft to be loosely attached in patients with loose anagen hair syndrome.
2 citations
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August 2012 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology”
This correspondence describes two patients with both epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Dowling-Meara type, and loose anagen hair syndrome, an association not previously reported in the literature.
1 citations
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July 2019 in “Case reports in dermatology”
This case report describes the first known instance of loose anagen hair syndrome in a Southeast Asian child, a 13-year-old Thai boy with hair thinning and excessive shedding on the frontal scalp.
The user is considering a hair transplant after 4 years of using finasteride, minoxidil, microneedling, and scalp massages for hair regrowth. Opinions differ, with some suggesting continuing current treatments and others recommending a transplant to reduce maintenance.
The user discusses their hair loss experience, exploring various hypotheses including thyroid levels, vitamin D, DHEA, nutritional deficiency, diabetes, seborrheic dermatitis, lack of nutrition to hair follicles, chronic inflammation, female pattern hair loss causes, cortisol, and prolactin levels. They are currently using finasteride, beta-sitosterol, and have tried topical dutasteride and microneedling therapy.
Selenium sulfide shampoo helped with a sore scalp but may cause hair root damage. Users experienced hair loss with selenium sulfide and ketoconazole, suggesting reducing use if hair loss occurs.
Nicotine use, especially from vaping, may worsen hair shedding and reduce the effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride. Quitting nicotine seems to improve hair health.
Will I lose my hair if I stop using RU58841? (Spoiler: I might.)There is no published human trial of stopping RU58841; community members commonly report shedding within weeks to months, and androgen biology suggests miniaturization would resume once the topical anti-androgen is withdrawn.