The Etiological Role of Thyroid Dysfunction and Vitamin Deficiency in Patients with Telogen Effluvium

Authors : Fevzi SÖKMEN

Pages : 705-709

Doi:10.20515/otd.775603

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Publication Date : 2020-11-09

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: Telogen effluvium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TE); is one of the most common forms of non-scarring alopecia. This study aims to examine the proportion of vitamin B12 deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, and thyroid dysfunction in patients with TE. Materials and Methods: This retrospective observational study reviewed the records of 151 patients with TE who were admitted to our hospital from January 2016 to December 2019. The etiology of the patients` history information, medications, and laboratory findings were conducted. Ferritin, vitamin B12, vitamin D, TSH, sT4, sT3, thyroid autoantibodies insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(anti-TPO, anti-thyroglobulin, TSH receptor blocker antibody); of the patients were recorded. Results: The median age of 151 patients was 29 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(18 – 67);. 22% of patients had vitamin B12 deficiency, 34% had a folic acid deficiency, 93.5% had vitamin D deficiency, and 68.5% had iron deficiency and 22.5% were anemic. While 117 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(77.5%); of the women were premenopausal, 34 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(22.5%); were postmenopausal. There were 23 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15.2%); patients with thyroid dysfunction, 2 had subclinical hyperthyroidism, 2 had hypothyroidism, and 19 had subclinical hypothyroidism. Discussion and Conclusion: Study findings were obtained in our study that vitamin D and vitamin B12 deficiency, iron deficiency, and thyroid dysfunction may be associated with TE.
Keywords : hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, iron defficiency, vitamin B12, vitamin D, telogen effluvium