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Abrupt Hair Loss Following Severe Psychological Stress

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Hair Research

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Several causes of diffuse alopecia are known. Infectious diseases such as scarlatina, typhus, syphilis etc. may provoke this condition. Severe liver disease and some other organ damage may be followed by abrupt diffuse alopecia. The literature shows instances of chronic hair loss associated to psychiatric disease, but no instances of acute alopecia has been described by psychological stress. Our case seems to belong to this category.

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  1. Institute for Dermatovenerology, Belgrad, Yugoslavia

    I. Kneitner & B. Leković

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  1. Wissenschaftlichen Beirates, Universitäts-Hautklinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Steglitz der Freien Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 1000, Berlin 45, West-Germany

    Constantin E. Orfanos (Vorsitzender, Direktor) (Vorsitzender, Direktor)

  2. Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

    William Montagna (Director) (Director)

  3. im Rudolf-Virchow-Krankenhaus, Freien Universität Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 1000, Berlin 65, West-Germany

    Günter Stüttgen (Direktor der Hautklinik) (Direktor der Hautklinik)

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Kneitner, I., Leković, B. (1981). Abrupt Hair Loss Following Severe Psychological Stress. In: Orfanos, C.E., Montagna, W., Stüttgen, G. (eds) Hair Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81650-5_65

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81650-5_65

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