Hair - a mirror of diabetes
Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus, hair, glycosylated hemoglobinAbstract
Diabetes mellitus affects virtually all organs of the body including skin and its appendages. Hair can provide lot of information about the disease activity. The present review focuses on the hair changes in diabetes and its role in the control of disease.References
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