Sarcouncil Journal of Medical Sciences

Abstract: Background: One of the most frequent reasons for hair loss worldwide, including in Iraq, is telogen effluvium, especially in women. Widespread scalp hair loss, resulting in common thinning, is an indicator of this hair illness. This condition developed as the result of a variety of leading to insults, including medications, trauma, psychological and emotional strain, surgery, pregnancy, labor, fever, and systemic infections. The study's goal: The present investigation was designed to evaluate the connection between serum levels of some biological elements and telogen effluvium. Patients and methods: Between April 2021 and January 2024, a private clinic at Baquba City, Diyala Provence, treated 200 female patients with diffuse hair loss. The patients' mean age was 24.8±4. The pull test for telogen effluvium—serum iron, ferritin, along with thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)—was used to make the clinical diagnosis. Findings: Two hundred female patients with telogen effluvium were evaluated in a private clinic in Baquba City, Diyala Provence; all of the patients had normal TSH levels, and only ten (10) had low blood iron and ferritin levels (5%). The most frequent cause, based on the precipitating insult, was mental stress (70 cases, or 35%. Conclusion: It was determined that telogen effluvium was unrelated to TSH levels and had a weak correlation with low serum iron or ferritin levels. Stress on an emotional level was the most prevalent triggering cause.