Prolonged and Late-Onset Symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019

    October 2020 in “ Open Forum Infectious Diseases ”
    Yusuke Miyazato, Shigefumi Morioka, Shinya Tsuzuki, Masahiro Akashi, Yasuyo Osanai, Keiko Tanaka, Mari Terada, Michiyo Suzuki, Satoshi Kutsuna, Sho Saito, Kayoko Hayakawa, Norio Ohmagari
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    TLDR Some people who recover from COVID-19 continue to have symptoms like fatigue and cough for over 120 days, and some experience hair loss about 59 days after getting sick.
    The research by Yusuke Miyazato and team studied prolonged and late-onset symptoms of COVID-19 in 63 recovered patients. They found that some patients had symptoms like dyspnea, fatigue, cough, and dysosmia for over 120 days post symptom onset. Interestingly, 24.1% of the patients reported alopecia (hair loss) approximately 58.6 days after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms. The exact cause of this alopecia remains unclear, but androgenic alopecia and telogen effluvium are suggested as potential causes. The study concludes that some COVID-19 recovered patients continue to experience prolonged symptoms, with alopecia being a late-onset symptom.
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