💨 Abstract

A sudden outbreak of acute onset alopecia totalis (sudden hair loss) in 279 people in Buldhana, Maharashtra, is linked to high selenium content in wheat supplied by local ration shops from Punjab and Haryana. The wheat was found to have 600 times more selenium than locally grown wheat, and the condition developed rapidly with total baldness occurring within 3-4 days.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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