Amir Tarighpeyma
Hospital Infanta Mª Luisa, Spain
Title: Possible effects of Covid-19 and Hair loss
Biography
Biography: Amir Tarighpeyma
Abstract
Recent studies have shown a direct relationship between covid-19, responsible for the current pandemic, and a significant increase in hair loss called telogen effluvium. This phenomenon is being observed in both women and men, in similar proportions, although those more concerned about the entity tend to be women. Acute telogen effluvium is an alteration of the hair growth cycle that causes very noticeable hair loss for a limited and reversible time. It consists of the hair accelerating its entry into the telogen phase or phase of fall. A circumstantial condition of the scalp caused by factors such as stress, nutrient deficiency or different endocrinological, infectious diseases, etc. This review explores a significant increase of alarmed patients who come to the consultation reporting having observed an exaggerated increase in fallen hair, especially on the comb or brush, or on the pillow or mattrest two to three months after being diagnosed of Covid-19, To this, we must add the stress generated in the patient by striking hair loss, which creates a vicious circle, from which it is sometimes difficult to get out