29 citations
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July 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Men with severe balding have a higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19.
January 2026 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Severe COVID-19 increases the risk of hair loss.
3 citations
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May 2023 in “Frontiers in Public Health” Most severe COVID-19 patients in Mexico experienced long-lasting symptoms that worsened their quality of life.
6 citations
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September 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Severe male balding may increase the risk of serious COVID-19, and treatments that reduce androgens or block a specific enzyme might help protect these individuals.
5 citations
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October 2022 in “Cureus” Older, obese people with many COVID-19 symptoms are more likely to suffer from severe long-term COVID-19 effects.
1 citations
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January 2022 in “Monaldi archives for chest disease” After severe COVID-19, lung damage can improve, detected effectively by lung-ultrasound, and high pressure support during hospitalization can increase lung artery size. Also, about 22% of patients had lung blood clots, and when treated, they recovered faster.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” People who had severe COVID-19 are more likely to experience hair loss.
August 2024 in “Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine” COVID-19 can cause various skin issues, with some linked to how severe the illness is.
2 citations
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October 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The authors suggest that scalp hair might protect against COVID-19 and call for more research on scalp health and the virus.
1 citations
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October 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Balding might help identify men at higher risk for severe COVID-19, but more research is needed.
September 2024 in “The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics” COVID-19 vaccination may be linked to MIS-C in children, highlighting the need for quick diagnosis and treatment.
2 citations
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August 2022 in “JAAD case reports” COVID-19 vaccines may rarely worsen hair loss in people with severe alopecia, but the benefits of vaccination still outweigh this risk.
139 citations
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December 2020 in “Cell Stem Cell” Male hormones affect COVID-19 severity and certain drugs targeting these hormones could help reduce the risk.
March 2023 in “Medical Bulletin of Haseki” Extracellular water levels don't indicate COVID-19 pneumonia severity.
2 citations
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September 2022 in “Frontiers in Nutrition” High-dose vitamin D3 does not improve symptoms or quality of life in COVID-19 patients after one year.
September 2022 in “JAMC. Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbotabad, Pakistan/Journal of Ayub Medical College” A boy with a rare skin condition improved quickly after starting zinc supplements.
49 citations
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January 2021 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Anti-androgens, like finasteride, dutasteride, and spironolactone, may lessen the severity of COVID-19 in men, leading to fewer ICU admissions.
21 citations
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February 2021 in “BMJ case reports” Anabolic steroid users may face higher risk of severe COVID-19.
Stem cell therapies, especially adipose-derived ones, show promise for treating severe COVID-19 and related conditions.
52 citations
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March 2022 in “Biology of Sex Differences” Females have stronger immune responses to COVID-19 than males, leading to better outcomes.
1 citations
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March 2022 in “Irish Journal of Medical Science” Men with androgenetic alopecia and hypertension may experience more severe COVID-19.
2 citations
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January 2024 in “European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine” Beau's lines on fingernails might indicate past severe COVID-19 and risk of reinfection.
June 2023 in “BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology” The trial will test if proxalutamide is safe and effective in reducing death in severe COVID-19 patients.
July 2023 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” COVID-19 can cause temporary hair loss in some patients, affecting their quality of life.
Many severe COVID-19 patients experienced temporary hair loss, but most regrew hair within six months.
2 citations
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March 2022 in “PubMed” Most skin reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in India were mild and not a reason to avoid vaccination.
35 citations
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November 2020 in “Dermatologic Therapy” Severe COVID-19 may cause hair loss, and doctors recommend supplements and topical treatments to manage it.
228 citations
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January 2021 in “Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology” Men have more severe COVID-19 outcomes than women.
January 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Many patients experienced severe hair loss after COVID-19, especially older adults and women.
April 2021 in “European medical journal” A COVID-19 patient had severe and long-lasting skin issues and unusual hair loss.