What is telogen effluvium ?

Intense hair that are in the telogen phase. May be several causes that determine the appearance of telogen effluvium, as postpartum, discontinuing use of contraceptive pills or hormone replacement, infections and diseases accompanied by high fever, physical trauma and / or emotional, postoperative , thyroid disorders, nutritional deficiencies (iron, zinc and protein) or very restrictive diets (with or without medications).

 Clinical symptoms

Hair loss usually begins 2-4 months after factors such as postpartum, one of the most common causes. Autumn is quite intense fear patients will be faced with a lot of loose hair after combing them in the washing machine or a pillow to wake up in the morning.
Considering that the collapse of the up to 100 lines per day is considered normal number of calls dropped to more. This disease is not accompanied by other symptoms, may be associated with other diseases such as dermatitis, seborrheic (picture below) which, when severe, can also be called Telogen effluvium.

 Typically, hair loss resolves spontaneously in 3-6 months. If it persists for a longer period than this, some factor may be undiagnosed keeping active efflux.

treatment

Treatment consists of correction of the causes, when dietary deficiencies or emotional changes are detected. Diets high in protein and certain vitamins will help. Must be controlled which are associated diseases. The dermatologist may also indicate drugs to be applied directly to the scalp in order to control the process and stimulate new hair growth.

 


It is important to remember that the drop occurs rapidly but the growth of a new hair is lengthy, growing about 1cm to 2cm per month. Therefore, therapeutic outcome is expected to fall back to a number of wires up to 100 per day. The recovery and growth will be realized by gradually.