[Table/Fig-3]:
Haemoglobin level and peripheral blood smear findings in patients with telogen effluvium, chronic telogen effluvium and female pattern hair loss(MCHC-microcytic hypochromic, NCHC- normocytic hypochromic, MC- macrocytic anemia, DM- dimorphic anaemia, NCNC- normocytic normochromic)
| Diagnosis | Hemoglobin level (gm%) | Peripheral blood smear | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <12 | >12 | MCHC | NCHC | MC | DM | NCNC | |
| TE (n=83) | 50 (60.2%) | 33 (39.7%) | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| FPHL(n=20) | 6 (30%) | 14 (70%) | 2 | 2 | - | - | 16 |
| CTE (n=20) | 10 (50%) | 10 (50%) | 5 | 2 | - | - | 13 |