ED70.31 Postpartum telogen effluvium

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

A physiological phenomenon in which diffuse hair loss occurs two to three months following parturition. It is due to a postponement of the normal cyclical conversion of anagen hairs to telogen during pregnancy. After parturition a large number of anagen hairs are converted simultaneously to telogen and shed two to three months later. Normal hair cycling is then resumed.

synonyms

• Postpartum telogen effluvium

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