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Glossary Modified Wash Test

diagnostic procedure to assess hair shedding by counting shed hairs

The Modified Wash Test is a diagnostic procedure used to assess hair shedding. In this test, a person washes their hair after a period of not washing it (usually 5 days), and the shed hairs are collected and counted. This helps in evaluating the severity of hair loss and can be useful for diagnosing conditions like telogen effluvium or other forms of alopecia.

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research Methods of hair loss evaluation: a comparison of TrichoScan^®with the modified wash test

14 citations , May 2013 in “Experimental Dermatology”

This study found that the modified wash test was generally more effective than TrichoScan® for diagnosing hair loss, particularly telogen effluvium, though both methods showed only fair concordance with clinical diagnosis.

research Assessing the reliability of the Modified Wash Test.

7 citations , August 2011 in “Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Società italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia”

This study found that the modified wash test demonstrated high reliability in diagnosing and assessing the severity of androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium.

research Hair Evaluation Method: Pull Test and Wash Test

January 2015 in “Springer eBooks”

This chapter describes two simple, noninvasive methods — the pull test and modified wash test — which can diagnose and assess the severity of female hair loss, including conditions like telogen effluvium and androgenetic alopecia.

research Hair Evaluation Method: Pull Test and Wash Test

4 citations , January 2017

This source reports that two noninvasive tests, the pull test and a modified wash test, can help diagnose and determine the severity of different types of hair loss in women by assessing hair shedding and characteristics, offering a simple and cost-effective evaluation method.

research Telogen effluvium: a comprehensive review

56 citations , August 2019 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology”

This essay discusses telogen effluvium, the issues surrounding its diagnosis and differentiation from other forms of hair loss, and emphasizes the need for empathetic patient care; it reports no new clinical findings.

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