23 citations
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June 1993 in “PubMed” This study found that a vitamin B-group and L-cystine combination therapy improved hair quality and growth in women with diffuse effluvia, with one formulation showing greater efficacy than another and both performing better than placebo.
28 citations
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January 2007 in “Dermatology” This article discusses the presentation of chemotherapy-induced anagen effluvium as either diffuse or patterned hair loss and reports no new clinical findings.
July 2017 in “The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery” This article discusses a severe case of telogen effluvium following brow ptosis repair and stresses the importance of recognizing and addressing stress-induced hair loss, without presenting new clinical findings.
30 citations
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November 2012 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” This review discusses chronic telogen effluvium and diffuse alopecia areata, providing clinical and diagnostic insights, but presents no new clinical findings.
25 citations
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June 2015 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This article discusses methods to distinguish and manage female pattern alopecia and telogen effluvium in women with diffuse hair loss but reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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January 2021 in “Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology” This study found that oral vitamin D3 therapy significantly improved hair regrowth in women with telogen effluvium in southern Punjab, Pakistan, especially among younger women not using sunscreen but consuming milk or milk protein.
March 2025 in “Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council” In this article, researchers explore the causes, diagnostic approaches, and treatment strategies for diffuse telogen alopecia, emphasizing the importance of identifying triggers such as stress and metabolic disorders to effectively manage this hair loss condition.
August 2026 in “Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases” In this prospective study, combining photodynamic therapy with PRP therapy significantly improved hair growth, quality of hair, and quality of life in women with acute telogen effluvium, compared to using each therapy alone.
9 citations
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April 2005 in “PubMed” This study found that diffuse alopecia in female squirrel monkeys is associated with chronic telogen effluvium and appears to be predominantly age-related, potentially serving as an animal model for human diffuse alopecia.
January 2024 in “Современные проблемы науки и образования (Modern Problems of Science and Education)” Treating post-COVID hair loss leads to full recovery, while not treating it often results in ongoing symptoms.
29 citations
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October 2012 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” This review presents an objective analysis of female androgenetic alopecia, discussing clinical and dermoscopic examination approaches but reports no new clinical findings.
2 citations
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January 2007 in “Toxicologie Analytique et Clinique” This case study observed a massive lithium overdose in a 38-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, who survived despite extremely high lithium concentrations through continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration.
83 citations
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May 1999 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Hair loss that spreads out can often fix itself or be treated by finding and handling the cause.
1 citations
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January 1997 in “Dermatology” A woman lost her hair from stress after a bee attack and her sister's death.
December 2024 in “Medical alphabet” This study concludes that a combined therapy of erbium laser, transcutaneous laser blood irradiation, and minoxidil had the greatest impact on improving microcirculation efficiency in patients with diffuse telogen effluvium.
December 2024 in “Medical alphabet” This article reviews current knowledge about diffuse telogen effluvium, focusing on its classification, clinical features, causes, and diagnostic and treatment approaches.
November 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This article addresses the definition, diagnosis, and characteristics of telogen effluvium, a form of diffuse hair loss, but reports no new clinical results.
September 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This article describes telogen effluvium as diffuse cyclic hair loss in women caused by systemic stresses, diseases, or physiological situations, but reports no new clinical results.
June 2026 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This review discusses diffuse unpatterned alopecia (DUPA) as an understudied variant of androgenetic alopecia, summarizing its presentation and management while calling for further research to better understand its distinct characteristics.
January 2019 in “SAGE Open Medical Case Reports” This paper reports a rare case where AL amyloidosis presented as isolated scalp alopecia, underscoring the importance of considering systemic amyloidosis in the differential diagnosis of alopecia.
144 citations
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July 2002 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This article reviews the concept of telogen effluvium and emphasizes the importance of identifying triggers and using diagnostic investigations to determine the cause of hair loss, without reporting new results.
88 citations
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June 2009 in “Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine” This article reviews various causes of diffuse hair loss, highlighting the importance of identifying triggers through thorough examination for effective treatment and emphasizing patient education in management; it reports no new clinical findings.
67 citations
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November 2002 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review discusses diagnostic approaches for women with diffuse, nonscarring hair loss and reports no new clinical results.
58 citations
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November 2020 in “International Journal of Dermatology” COVID-19 may cause a temporary hair loss condition called telogen effluvium in some patients after recovery.
19 citations
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January 2015 in “Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research” This study found that telogen effluvium was the most common type of diffuse hair loss among women, with psychological stress and iron deficiency anemia being significant contributing factors.
18 citations
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March 2016 in “Cosmetics” This review discusses telogen effluvium, including its triggers, clinical presentations, and management options, and does not report new research findings, emphasizing the need for identification and exclusion of underlying causes.
9 citations
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October 2012 in “PubMed” This study observed that telogen effluvium was the most common pattern of diffuse hair loss among 100 female patients, often associated with factors like stress and fever.
4 citations
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March 2021 in “International Journal of Dermatology” COVID-19 and related stress may increase hair loss known as Telogen effluvium.
4 citations
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October 2018 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study suggests that diffuse alopecia areata initially involves an intense inflammatory attack during the anagen phase, progressing through different hair cycle stages with specific shedding patterns.
4 citations
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June 2016 in “Rossiiskii Zhurnal Kozhnykh i Venericheskikh Boleznei” This study describes a clinical investigation of telogen effluvium with iron deficiency anemia, comparing treatment with Fe2+ salts alone to Fe2+ salts plus topical Qilib, but reports no new results.