A member asked:

Hair fall from all over the body & feeling pins & needles sensation in arms & legs.thyroid,iron,calcium ok. no diabetes.what can be the reason ?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Alopecia universalis: Alopecia refers to hair loss where universalis refers to total body. Check out https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/gard/614/alopecia-universalis/resources/1 for more info on this autoimmune condition. Pins & needles sensation refers to neuropathy which also has many causes. Check out http://goo.gl/AqXDoA for info. Vitamin B12 is another cause of neuropathy. Post-herpetic neuralgia, too.

Answered 12/29/2015

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Ask DR: Why B12? Thyroid, iron, calcium, diabetes not relevant to this. Need to ask DR, see dermatologist? Poisoning? Alopecia areata? Need to define hair loss precisely.

Answered 1/3/2016

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