Abstract
Hair loss is a common clinical presentation in medical practice. Telogen effluvium is considered one among the most prevalent causes of hair loss, particularly in female patients. Telogen effluvium could be associated with significant psychosocial comorbidities, thus result in difficulty in administering proper medical treatment. An electronic literature search was performed using the PubMed and Google Scholar databases to identify relevant articles published between 1993 and 2017 on telogen effluvium. Search keywords included “telogen effluvium” and “hair loss.” The study team included studies published in English. Editorials, brief notes, conference proceedings, and letters to editors were excluded. A total of 18 articles were selected and reviewed for epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical presentation, and management of telogen effluvium. Telogen effluvium was found to be a common cause of diffuse hair loss. Studies agreed to the fact that diagnosis could represent a clinical challenge and management may be unsatisfactory to the majority of the patients.

Key words: Telogen effluvium, hair loss, hair fall, alopecia.