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Suggest Treatment For Hair Fall

hi i am an 18yr old grl n hav suffered from typhoid in d 5th grade during this time i hav lost quite a lot of hair and cant leave it lose coz d scalp is visible however wen i tie it up its all gud my mom's pretty worrid bt scrd to take halp coz she thinks the side effects will make me lose all my hair pls help...
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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Hi... Welcome to HCM.

It seems you may be having telogen effluvium. In this condition,the hairs fall in telogen stage of hair cycle. There may be some cause like...tension, anxiety,thyroid diseases, endocrinal diseases, hormonal diseases, diseases like typhoid, malaria,viral diseases,surgery,trauma,drugs like anticancer drugs ..methotraxate ,internal diseases,anaemia,nutritional deficiencies..... etc might precipitate the disease. In your case, typhoid may be the cause.Excessive sun exposure may be resposible for the disease. Dandruff may be responsible..it should be ruled out. If it is there, ketoconazole shampoo may be done.

You consult dermatologist.

Nutritional diet may be taken. Tab Biotin 10 mg daily may be taken for long time. And also vitamin E cap 400 mg daily may be taken with iron, calcium, zinc..etc in proper dose. Mild steroid lotion like mometasone may be applied on the scalp daily at night.
Mild herbal shampoo may be done twice a week. Oil like almond may be applied on hairs to improve hair shaft quality. You should be confident for good result.. Have patience..as the good result takes time. You should be free of tesion and worries and to be positive. You may feel better after few months treatment. I hope you got my answer.

Thanks.

Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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Suggest Treatment For Hair Fall

Hi... Welcome to HCM. It seems you may be having telogen effluvium. In this condition,the hairs fall in telogen stage of hair cycle. There may be some cause like...tension, anxiety,thyroid diseases, endocrinal diseases, hormonal diseases, diseases like typhoid, malaria,viral diseases,surgery,trauma,drugs like anticancer drugs ..methotraxate ,internal diseases,anaemia,nutritional deficiencies..... etc might precipitate the disease. In your case, typhoid may be the cause.Excessive sun exposure may be resposible for the disease. Dandruff may be responsible..it should be ruled out. If it is there, ketoconazole shampoo may be done. You consult dermatologist. Nutritional diet may be taken. Tab Biotin 10 mg daily may be taken for long time. And also vitamin E cap 400 mg daily may be taken with iron, calcium, zinc..etc in proper dose. Mild steroid lotion like mometasone may be applied on the scalp daily at night. Mild herbal shampoo may be done twice a week. Oil like almond may be applied on hairs to improve hair shaft quality. You should be confident for good result.. Have patience..as the good result takes time. You should be free of tesion and worries and to be positive. You may feel better after few months treatment. I hope you got my answer. Thanks. Dr. Ilyas Patel MD