163 citations
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November 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that women with androgenetic alopecia or alopecia areata have significantly lower serum ferritin levels than those without hair loss, suggesting a potential link between these types of alopecia and decreased iron stores.
83 citations
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November 2002 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found no direct relationship between low serum ferritin and chronic diffuse telogen hair loss in women, questioning the usefulness of serum ferritin measurement and iron supplementation for managing this condition.
83 citations
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April 1992 in “Clinical Endocrinology” This study found that treatment with cyproterone acetate and ethinyl oestradiol increased hair density in women with diffuse androgen-dependent alopecia, particularly when serum ferritin levels were above 40 μg/l.
62 citations
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January 2013 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” This study found that low serum ferritin and vitamin D2 levels are associated with hair loss in females with chronic telogen effluvium and female pattern hair loss, suggesting potential benefits of screening and supplementation.
56 citations
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January 2008 in “Dermatology” This article discusses the controversy over serum ferritin levels in diagnosing iron deficiency in women with hair loss but reports no new findings, emphasizing the need for consistent reference ranges.
13 citations
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September 2009 in “Heart & Lung” This case study reports the first known instance of adult Kawasaki's disease presenting with highly elevated serum ferritin levels and splenomegaly, emphasizing its consideration in differential diagnoses for adults with persistent rash, fever, and specific clinical features.
10 citations
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May 2017 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was inversely associated with serum ferritin levels in Korean men, positively associated in premenopausal women, and not associated in postmenopausal women.
10 citations
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June 2003 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article challenges the idea that low serum ferritin is not associated with chronic diffuse telogen hair loss by questioning the validity of 'normal' serum ferritin reference ranges.
9 citations
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November 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found an association between low serum ferritin levels and alopecia in women, suggesting a potential role of iron in hair health and paving the way for further research.
7 citations
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January 2017 in “Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition” This study found that vitamin D was positively associated with serum ferritin levels in Korean women without metabolic syndrome, but this association was not observed in those with metabolic syndrome.
6 citations
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January 2020 in “Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii” This article recommends assessing serum ferritin and vitamin D levels in patients with diffuse hair loss before starting treatment, but it reports no new clinical results.
4 citations
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July 2019 in “IOP conference series” This study found no significant association between premature hair graying and serum ferritin or vitamin D levels in young adult males at Universitas Sumatera Utara.
3 citations
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January 2017 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatology” This study found a significant association between low serum ferritin levels and nonscarring alopecia in women, suggesting the importance of addressing iron deficiency for treatment effectiveness.
3 citations
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January 2017 in “Indian journal of health sciences and biomedical research KLEU” This study found that women with chronic diffuse hair loss had low serum ferritin levels, indicating a significant association with decreased iron stores.
2 citations
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January 2015 in “Journal of Health Science” This study reported that iron deficiency was significantly more common in Saudi women with telogen effluvium compared to those without hair loss.
2 citations
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January 2012 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This study found no significant link between iron metabolism, including serum ferritin and hemoglobin levels, and telogen effluvium in women under 40 years old.
1 citations
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August 2023 in “Cutis” This review discusses the role of ferritin in iron homeostasis and its potential utility in diagnosing iron deficiency as a cause of hair loss, while noting that ferritin's impact on skin and hair disorders is not fully understood.
1 citations
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October 2022 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study reported that low serum ferritin levels in pediatric patients with alopecia areata were associated with increased disease severity and longer duration.
1 citations
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April 2021 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” This study found low serum ferritin and vitamin B12 levels in a significant portion of women with chronic telogen effluvium, while vitamin D deficiency was less common.
1 citations
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February 2021 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study found that lower serum ferritin levels were significantly associated with telogen effluvium compared to healthy subjects and may serve as a potential biomarker for its diagnosis.
1 citations
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October 2020 in “IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology” This study investigates the potential correlation between serum ferritin levels and diffuse hair loss, but it reports no new clinical findings.
1 citations
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October 2020 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” In this study, premature hair graying in Egyptians was significantly linked to family history, stress, sedentary lifestyle, and low serum ferritin levels, but not to vitamin D deficiency.
1 citations
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January 2018 in “Annals of medical research” This study found no significant association between ABO blood groups, Rhesus factor, and ferritin levels in women with telogen effluvium.
March 2026 in “Dermatology Reports” In Indonesian men with early androgenetic alopecia, this study found that hair iron levels were positively correlated with hair diameter, suggesting potential for improving hair thickness.
January 2026 in “Mansoura Medical Journal” This study found that patients with Telogen Effluvium had significantly higher levels of scalp pain and itching, and serum ferritin levels could effectively differentiate them from healthy controls.
December 2025 in “Cureus” This study found that women with telogen effluvium had significantly lower serum ferritin levels compared to healthy controls, suggesting an association between iron deficiency and this form of hair loss.
October 2025 in “Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences” This study found that low serum ferritin levels were significantly associated with non-scarring alopecia in women from Punjab, Pakistan, suggesting that assessing ferritin could help identify iron deficiency as a modifiable factor in hair loss.
May 2025 in “AlQalam Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences” In this study, researchers found that while low serum ferritin levels are common among women, there was no clear association between those low levels and diffuse hair loss in patients with female pattern hair loss and chronic telogen effluvium.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy Sciences” In this hospital-based study, researchers found that serum ferritin levels were significantly lower in individuals with acne compared to healthy controls, suggesting a possible link between iron deficiency and acne pathogenesis.
December 2024 in “Asian Journal of Medical Sciences” In this study of female patients with chronic telogen effluvium, 86% had low serum ferritin levels despite only 32% having anemia, suggesting a potential link between low iron stores and this type of hair loss.