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Telogen effluvium after total thyroidectomy. Is hair loss a side effect of euthyrox?

Eman AbdellatifApr 18, 2018
Telogen effluvium started 8 months after total thyroidectomy and continued for 1 year till now, all required lab tests are normal. Iam on euthyrox 100. Is hair loss a side effect of euthyrox? My TSH results are between 0.3 and 1. Which is in range.

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