Generalized hair loss and selenium exposure

Autor: A K, Srivastava, B N, Gupta, V, Bihari, J S, Gaur
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Veterinary and human toxicology. 37(5)
ISSN: 0145-6296
Popis: The manufacture and maintenance of drums used in photocopy machines involves use of a selenium alloy. A worker employed in this type of job for 6 mo presented with alopecia aereta which later deteriorated to alopecia universalis. As selenium intoxication is known to present with a similar clinical picture, selenium levels in blood and nails of this subject were estimated and compared with those found in other workers. We report a case of alopecia universalis due to occupational selenium intoxication.
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