COVID-19 can trigger a relapsing form of hair loss, requiring long-term treatment strategies.
February 2025 in “Indus journal of bioscience research.” Many COVID-19 patients, especially women, experienced hair loss, often linked to diabetes and lack of dietary supplements.
February 2025 in “The Open Dermatology Journal” Many COVID-19 survivors, especially women, experience hair loss and skin color changes, needing specific post-recovery care.
January 2025 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” High fever from COVID-19 might trigger hair loss.
September 2024 in “Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research” COVID-19 is linked to temporary hair loss, especially in women.
September 2024 in “JAAD International” Telogen effluvium increased globally after COVID-19, especially in Asian and Latin regions.
COVID-19 might cause gray hair to regain color.
April 2024 in “Brazilian Journal of Health Review” COVID-19 may trigger hair loss in some people.
March 2024 in “International journal of research in medical sciences” Dr. SKS hair booster serum effectively treats hair loss caused by COVID-19.
Many severe COVID-19 patients experienced temporary hair loss, but most regrew hair within six months.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Applied Research” COVID-19 may cause hair loss, especially in young adults.
December 2023 in “PubMed” COVID-19 patients in Thailand typically started losing hair about 30 days after infection, with women experiencing more severe hair loss.
October 2023 in “Journal of Preventive Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine” Low ferritin and Vitamin D levels may cause hair loss after COVID-19.
September 2023 in “Brazilian Journal of Health Review” COVID-19 may cause a common type of hair loss called telogen effluvium.
June 2023 in “Seven Editora eBooks” Microneedling therapy is effective and safe for treating hair disorders worsened by COVID-19.
May 2023 in “Journal of contemporary medicine” Using Favipiravir, a COVID-19 treatment drug, likely doesn't cause hair loss.
May 2023 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” COVID-19 may increase hair loss due to stress and inflammation.
April 2023 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” Some patients with hair loss after mild COVID-19 had positive tests for certain autoantibodies.
April 2023 in “Voprosy kurortologii fizioterapii i lechebnoĭ fizicheskoĭ kultury” COVID-19 may cause hair loss, often after recovery, with androgenetic alopecia being the most common type.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” People who had severe COVID-19 are more likely to experience hair loss.
April 2023 in “Media Dermato Venereologica Indonesiana” COVID-19 reinfection may trigger alopecia areata.
April 2023 in “Al-Azhar International Medical Journal /Al-Azhar International Medical Journal” COVID-19 infection is linked to temporary hair loss in Egyptian women.
Older male COVID-19 patients are more likely to experience hair loss.
January 2023 in “DAHUDER Medical Journal” Sudden hair loss might be a symptom of COVID-19.
January 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Many patients experienced severe hair loss after COVID-19, especially older adults and women.
January 2023 in “International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” Many people experienced hair loss after having COVID-19, with the worst cases in hospitalized patients, and some saw hair regrowth within six months.
Many Egyptian women who were hospitalized for COVID-19 experienced significant hair loss afterwards.
January 2023 in “Revista CPAQV - Centro de Pesquisas Avançadas em Qualidade de Vida” COVID-19 can cause intense hair loss in women, usually resolving in 1 to 4 months.
December 2022 in “International Journal of Biomedicine” Androgens may worsen COVID-19 and hair loss could indicate the disease's severity.
November 2022 in “Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile” COVID-19 may cause hair loss due to the virus's effects and stress from the pandemic.