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Can Dengue Fever Causes Hair Loss And What Is The Treatment?

HI. I am Padina Kalantari (female). 29 years old. I living in Manila City in philippines . last 3 month ago I had dengue fever . now I have sever hair falling . I am very very sad because of hair falling . SO what should i do now. plz help me , tnx
Tue, 22 Apr 2014
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I would keep a possibility of telogen effluvium. Telogen is the resting phase of hair growth cycle. After any stressful event e.g medical illness like dengue, typhoid etc the hair gets shifted from the growth phase (anagen) to resting phase (telogen) which is manifested as increased shedding. Telogen usually begin 3 months after the stressful event and can last upto 6 months following which the hair follicle re-enters the growing phase.

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Can Dengue Fever Causes Hair Loss And What Is The Treatment?

Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic I would keep a possibility of telogen effluvium. Telogen is the resting phase of hair growth cycle. After any stressful event e.g medical illness like dengue, typhoid etc the hair gets shifted from the growth phase (anagen) to resting phase (telogen) which is manifested as increased shedding. Telogen usually begin 3 months after the stressful event and can last upto 6 months following which the hair follicle re-enters the growing phase. regards