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    Mar 31, 2008, 04:42 AM
    Severe Pnuemonia and Hair Loss
    I recently suffered from sever pnuemonia which lead to me being on life support for two week. This was about three month ago. I have recently noticed my hair if falling out, not in clumps but if I run my fingers through my hair I usually bring out 2 or 3 strands at a time. I am very worried about this as I already have fine hair. I know from looking on the internet this can happen due to the bodies reaction to a shock but can anyone tell me how long this is likely to last and will my hair go back to normal and stop falling out.
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    Mar 31, 2008, 01:45 PM
    A woman normally loses hair every day, and hair is replaced by new growth. Two or three is very few, even ten or twelve is within the normal range.
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    Mar 31, 2008, 01:47 PM
    We normally lose up to 80 hairs a day, so this does not really seem out of the ordinary.
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