PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Shannon Harrison
AU  - Wilma Bergfeld
TI  - Diffuse hair loss: Its triggers and management
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08080
DP  - 2009 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 361--367
VI  - 76
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/6/361.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/6/361.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2009 Jun 01; 76
AB  - Diffuse hair loss can affect both sexes at any age. Anything that interrupts the normal hair cycle can trigger diffuse hair loss. Triggers include a wide variety of physiologic or emotional stresses, nutritional deficiencies, and endocrine imbalances. Loss of telogen-phase hairs is the most common. Hair loss during the anagen phase is usually caused by chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Finding the cause, or trigger, of the hair loss requires a thorough history and examination and will enable appropriate treatment. Patient education is key in the management of diffuse hair loss.