Disease or Syndrome
telogen effluvium
Definitions related to telogen effluvium:
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A scalp hair loss condition characterized by excessive shedding of hair in the resting phase of growth, usually following a fever or major body stress.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A type of hair loss characterized by an abnormal increase in dormant, telogen stage hair follicles.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Telogen effluvium is a form of nonscarring alopecia characterized by diffuse hair shedding, often with an acute onset. A chronic form with a more insidious onset and a longer duration also exists.WebMD, 2019
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