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Telogen effluvium occurs due to a shift in the hair cycle away from the anagen phase and into the catagen stage and afterward to telogen [2]. This state includes increased shedding of telogen hairs, which can be evaluated using the validated visual analog scales [3].
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Khan Mohammad Beigi, P. (2018). Telogen Effluvium. In: Alopecia Areata. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72134-7_4
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