COVID-19 and Hair Loss
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The pandemic has caused suffering for a lot of people for various reasons, and COVID-19 related Hair Loss is one of the common side effects of the virus. Acute virus-related Hair Loss can appear 18-49 days after contracting COVID-19. The occurrence has been estimated to be between 10%-20% of all cases.
Hair Loss following COVID-19 vaccination has also been reported in the United States and globally.
Along with acute virus-related Hair Loss and vaccination-related Hair Loss, post-COVID-19 Telogen Effluvium Hair Loss has been largely reported as a sequela in the post-acute phase of COVID-19. Major emotional distress among the affected patients has been seen. This type of Hair Loss is usually observed 3-6 months after infection and is reported in 25%-45% of cases. Telogen Effluvium Hair Loss is induced by high levels of stress on the body and supposedly effects the cortisol and inflammatory axis. Any sort of severe stressor on the body can trigger hair follicles to move from the growth phase into the resting then shedding phases of the hair growth cycle.
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