RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diffuse hair loss: Its triggers and management
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 361
OP 367
DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08080
VO 76
IS 6
A1 Shannon Harrison
A1 Wilma Bergfeld
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/6/361.abstract
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.