Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Hanan Ali Darwish

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• Research Article
  Etiological Role of Ferritin and Vitamin D in Patients with Telogen Effluvium
  Author(s): Noha Ezzat Mohammad, Radawa Said Ibrahium, Mohamad Hassan Mohammed , Sara Ahmed Galal, Rehab Maher, Hanan Ali Darwish Noha Ezzat Mohammad, Radawa Said Ibrahium, Mohamad Hassan Mohammed , Sara Ahmed Galal, Rehab Maher, Hanan Ali Darwish
  
  Introduction: Telogen effluvium (TE) is an abnormality of hair cycling that result in an abrupt onset of generalized shedding of telogen hairs from the scalp, with or without an entifiable trigger. Ferritin and vitamin D play an important role in hair follicle differentiation. Aim: The work was to investigate level of serum ferritin and vitamin D levels in patients with acute/chronic TE. Subject and methods: This case control study was conducted on 30 patients with TE. They were 25 females and 5 males and they were also classified clinically into 15 patients (50%) suffered from acute form of the disease, they aged (18 to 48 years) and 15 patients (50%) have chronic form, aged (24 to 49 years). Thirty healthy persons were included as a control group. Result: There was a significant difference betwe.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9554.1000431

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