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    Glossary pull test

    diagnostic method to assess hair shedding severity

    The pull test is a diagnostic procedure used to evaluate hair loss. During the test, a doctor gently tugs on a small cluster of hairs (usually around 40-60) to see how many come out. If more than a few hairs are easily pulled out, it may indicate active hair shedding or an underlying condition such as telogen effluvium or alopecia areata.

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    1. Hair Evaluation Method: Pull Test and Wash Test 2017 · 4 citations
    2. Pull Test and Trichogram CRC Press eBooks · 2021
    3. Prospective Controlled Study Evaluating Pull Test with Correlation Serum Iron, Ferritin, Tranferin, Vitamin B12, Folic Acid in Patients with Alopecias in The Czech Republic Hair therapy & transplantation · 2018
    4. Hair Evaluation Method: Pull Test and Wash Test Springer eBooks · 2015
    5. Hair pull test: Evidence-based update and revision of guidelines Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2016 · 36 citations
    6. Trichoscopy‐assisted hair pull test: A helpful adjunct to trichoscopy for diagnosing and managing alopecias Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2021
    7. Hair pull test: A clinical update for patients with Asian- and Afro-textured hair Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2020 · 4 citations
    8. (R) Alopecia areata hair pull test and its correlation to histopathological findings. Minia Journal of Medical Research · 2023
    9. Positive Anagen Pull Test Predicting Lichen Planopilaris Activity Dermatology Practical & Conceptual · 2023
    10. Serial trichoscopy vs. modified hair pull test for monitoring the disease activity and treatment response of localized alopecia areata Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2016 · 11 citations
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