Saliha Chbicheb Author

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Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Moroccan Population: A Cartographic Study

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Saliha Chbicheb, Narjiss Akerzoul

Acute Telogen Effluvium (aTE) is triggered when a physiologic stress causes a large number of hair in the growing phase of the hair cycle (anagen) to abruptly enter the resting phase (telogen). The duration interruption of the anagen hair growth varies from 1 to 6 months (3 months average time), although this interruption of growth is not noticed by the patient. When hair re-enter the anagen phase, hair in the telogen phase are extruded from the follicle and hair shedding is noticed by the subject. Common triggering events causing aTE are acute febrile illness, severe infection, major surgery, severe trauma, postpartum hormonal changes, hypothyroidism, discontinuing oestrogen-containing medication, crash dieting, low protein intake, malnutrition, heavy metal ingestion, iron/zinc deficie... view more»

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