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November 2012 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia”
Diagnosing diffuse alopecia, a hair loss condition, can be challenging and may require a scalp biopsy or tracking the disease's progression when symptoms and skin tests aren't enough.
A user experienced continuous hair shedding for 13 months after starting finasteride, suspecting it might cause chronictelogeneffluvium, and considered switching to dutasteride or stopping medication. Other users suggested that finasteride doesn't cause hair loss, recommending dutasteride for more aggressive hair loss, while some advised against stopping medication.
Excess Vitamin A and topical retinoids can cause diffuse hair shedding. The user suspects their chronictelogeneffluvium may be linked to using adapalene, a topical retinoid.
The user is experiencing hair loss with possible causes including chronictelogeneffluvium, diffuse alopecia areata, and androgenic alopecia. They have tried treatments like Nizoral shampoo, minoxidil, and finasteride, and are considering a biopsy for further clarity.
The user has been losing hair for over two years despite taking dutasteride and RU58841, even increasing dutasteride to 2.5mg. They are questioning if their hair loss could be due to telogeneffluvium instead.
The user experienced hair loss diagnosed as chronicTelogenEffluvium and male pattern baldness, treated with finasteride and minoxidil, later switching to dutasteride due to side effects but with limited success. The user plans to return to finasteride due to side effects from dutasteride, while others suggest maintaining consistent treatment and considering additional options like oral minoxidil and lifestyle changes.