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Serum ferritin and vitamin D levels should be evaluated in patients with diffuse hair loss prior to treatment    
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Funda Tamer
Gazi Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mehmet Eren Yuksel
Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Yavuz KARABAĞ Doç. Dr. Yavuz KARABAĞ
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özet
Various factors like physiological and emotional stress, drugs and nutritional deficiencies can result in hair loss. Results of laboratory tests examining the underlying aetiology of hair loss vary in patients. We aimed to compare the serum levels of ferritin, folate, vitamin B, zinc, thyroid stimulating hormone and vitamin D in patients complaining of diffuse hair loss and in healthy individuals. Fifty-four patients with hair loss (47 females, 7 males) and 55 healthy individuals within the control group (47 females, 8 males) were included in this study. Serum levels of ferritin, folate, vitamin B, zinc, thyroid stimulating hormone and 25-hydroxyvitamin D were evaluated in all participants retrospectively. Serum concentrations of folate, vitamin B, zinc and thyroid stimulating hormone were similar in the two groups. However, the mean serum ferritin and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were significantly lower in patients with hair loss than in healthy individuals. The mean serum ferritin levels of the patients and healthy individuals were 14.72 ±10.70 ng/ml and 25.30 ±14.41 ng/ml, respectively. The mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of the patients and healthy individuals were 14.03 ±8.09 ng/ml and 17.01 ±8.59 ng/ml, respectively. Eleven (20.4%) patients had low serum ferritin levels, while 43 (79.6%) patients had low vitamin D levels. The results obtained from this study reveal that serum ferritin and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are generally low in patients complaining of hair loss. Therefore, serum ferritin and vitamin D levels should be evaluated and supplemented prior to treatment in all patients complaining of diffuse hair loss.
Anahtar Kelimeler
alopecia | hair loss | iron | vitamin D
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Postepy Dermatologii i Alergologii
Dergi ISSN 1642-395X
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 07-2020
Cilt No 37
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 407 / 411
Doi Numarası 10.5114/ada.2020.96251
Makale Linki https://www.termedia.pl/Serum-ferritin-and-vitamin-D-levels-should-be-evaluated-in-patients-with-diffuse-hair-loss-prior-to-treatment,7,40950,0,1.html