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Does typhoid cause hairloss?

apoorv appySep 4, 2017
Since I suffered from typhoid fever, I am experiencing hairfall about 30-40 hair per day. Is it temporary or not?

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Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD

Do not worry , you would not loose your hair and become a bald. 100-150 string of hair loss in a day is in the normal limits . those hair dying, bleaching  or hair styling may affect the hair string but do not cause a permenant damage or loss of hair. 

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William Rassman, MD (retired)

Folliculitis Decalvans is a terribly aggressive disease. I have seen this appear in a couple of patients over the past 27 years in practice and it is difficult to manage,  I would consider an alternative, like Scalp Micropigmentation which will not be aggravated by this disease.  You seem to k...

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Ilhan Serdaroglu, MD

Pollution does not cause hair loss itself, so you may need to have a full exam with an hair surgeon, internist and/or endocrinologist to find out any reason/restoration for hair loss.

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