Serum Zinc level in Telogen Effluvium Patients

Abstract

2-3 months after a stressor, such as stress, medications, trauma, endocrine disorders, nutritional deficiencies, event feverish conditions, telogen effluvium (TE) is characterised by diffuse hair loss. Zinc is an essential cofactor for more than 300 hair follicle enzymes with crucial physiological roles. The purpose of this research was to determine the zinc concentration in the serum of TE patients. This was a case-control study with 25 patients with TE (Group A) and 20 persons of the same age and gender who seemed to be healthy (Group B). Zinc levels in the Serum of all participants were evaluated. Comparing the sick group to the control group, serum zinc levels were insignificant.