Health Condition 1: null- Chronic diffuse hair loss
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: nil: nil
Sponsors
Snigdha Hegde
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria of cases include: 1 Clinically diagnosed chronic diffuse hair loss a History of diffuse hair loss for more than 6 months b Daily hair loss count more than 100 c Positive hair pull test d Absence of central parting and miniaturized vellus hair(to exclude female pattern hair loss) 2 Patient who gave informed consent 3 Women between 18 and 50 years of age Inclusion criteria of control group: 1. Women between 18 and 50 years of age without a history of hair loss. 2. Persons who gave informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Persons taking iron supplementation 2 Patients with patchy alopecia or signs of inflammatory scalp dermatitis 3 Patients with female patterned hair loss (FPHL) 4 Patients with anticancer chemotherapy and immunosuppressive therapy 5 Patients with concomitant chronic systemic illness 6 Patients with trichodynia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Low serum ferritin and altered thyroid profile in patients with chronic diffuse hair lossTimepoint: one year six months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Supplementing iron will improve hair lossTimepoint: one year six months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Tonita Noronha
K S Hegde Medical Academy
Outcome results
None listed