TY - JOUR ID - TI - Comparison Between Hemoglobin Serum Level and Serum Ferritin level in Detecting Low Iron Store in Adult Menstruating Females with Chronic Telogen Effluvium AU - Ali Mozan Dhahir Elethawi PY - 2012 VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 87 EP - 91 JO - Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal المجلة العراقية للاختصاصات الطبية SN - 83601608 98932708 AB - ABSTRACT:BACKGROUND:Chronic telogen effluvium is a non-scaring diffuse hair loss which lasts longer than 6 months. Low ironstores are considered a possible cause of chronic diffuse telogen hair loss in women. Serum ferritinconcentration is an indicator of the status of iron stores.OBJECTIVE:This study was done to Compare the hemoglobin serum level and serum ferritin level in detecting lowiron store in adult menstruating females with chronic telogen effluvium and show the relation betweenchronic telogen effluvium and iron deficiency.PATIENTS AND METHOD:Case-control study of 63 adult menstruating female subjects. Case group; 38 patients with chronictelogen effluvium and control group; 25 healthy volunteers. Serum ferritin levels and hemoglobin wereestimated for the case group and some other investigations were done in selected cases as indicated. Forcontrols only measurements of hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels were done and were statisticallycompared.RESULTS:The mean serum ferritin level was low in the case group (17.6ng/ml) in comparison with control group(41.2ng/ml). The difference was statistically significant (P<0.001) between both groups. The meanhemoglobin levels were similar in both groups and there was no significant statistical difference(P=0.868) between both groups.CONCLUSION:There was a statistical association between low serum ferritin and chronic telogen effluvium.Hemoglobin levels may not reflect the real iron state in patients with chronic telogen effluvium andserum ferritin level is a better indicator for early detection of low iron store

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