A case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia
We report a case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia. A 25-year-old female presented with hair loss for over a year. Dermatological examination showed sparse hair on the top of the head. Dermoscopy revealed reduced hair density on the top of the head, with dry and yellowish hair, alon...
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| description | We report a case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia. A 25-year-old female presented with hair loss for over a year. Dermatological examination showed sparse hair on the top of the head. Dermoscopy revealed reduced hair density on the top of the head, with dry and yellowish hair, along with some broken hair shafts. Routine blood tests showed hemoglobin at 75 g/L, mean corpuscular volume at 52.4 fL, mean corpuscular hemoglobin at 15.6 pg, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration at 298 g/L, serum iron at 2.9 μmol/L, total iron-binding capacity at 94.4 μmol/L, and ferritin at 3.22 ng/mL. Diagnosis was alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia. After four months of oral iron supplementation, hair on the top of the head gradually increased, restoring a normal appearance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4095c8cd4f6d406082760ecc2cebd0862025-08-20T03:15:37Zzhoeditoiral office of Journal of Diagnosis and Therapy on Dermato-venereologyPifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi1674-84682025-06-0132643243510.3969/j.issn.1674-8468.2025.06.009A case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemiaHUANG Manni0YE Qianru1XIONG Chunping2Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital, Huizhou 516001, ChinaGuangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou 510095, ChinaFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510120, ChinaWe report a case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia. A 25-year-old female presented with hair loss for over a year. Dermatological examination showed sparse hair on the top of the head. Dermoscopy revealed reduced hair density on the top of the head, with dry and yellowish hair, along with some broken hair shafts. Routine blood tests showed hemoglobin at 75 g/L, mean corpuscular volume at 52.4 fL, mean corpuscular hemoglobin at 15.6 pg, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration at 298 g/L, serum iron at 2.9 μmol/L, total iron-binding capacity at 94.4 μmol/L, and ferritin at 3.22 ng/mL. Diagnosis was alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia. After four months of oral iron supplementation, hair on the top of the head gradually increased, restoring a normal appearance.http://pfxbzlx.gdvdc.com/EN/10.3969/j.issn.1674-8468.2025.06.009alopeicairon deficiency anemiadermoscope |
| spellingShingle | HUANG Manni YE Qianru XIONG Chunping A case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi alopeica iron deficiency anemia dermoscope |
| title | A case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia |
| title_full | A case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia |
| title_fullStr | A case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia |
| title_short | A case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia |
| title_sort | case of alopecia associated with iron deficiency anemia |
| topic | alopeica iron deficiency anemia dermoscope |
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