Losing hair after dengue - telogen effluvium?

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Hello! I was suffered dengue on before 4months ...now I had affected by hair loss. ... I was soo afraid became my hair was losing. .please help me .. I think I was affected by telogan effuliem...

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

Significant trauma like an illness or high levels of stress can cause hair loss. If the hair was already prone to balding and would have been lost anyway, the accelerated loss cannot be reversed. However if the loss was purely due to the trauma and not at risk of balding, then the hairs will likely grow back in several months.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

Hair loss (teligen effluvium) is very common after dengue and can be dramatic. It lasts 6-9 months and usually grows back.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Hair loss after a prolonged illness can occur and in particular for people who have genetic balding, it will accelerate the process.

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