Acute Telogen Effluvium in Patients Recently Infected with SARS-CoV-2

    April 2021 in “ Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia ”
    Ângela Roda, Rui Oliveira Soares
    Studysummary This study reports that a third of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection developed acute telogen effluvium within three weeks, highlighting a notable pattern of early hair loss following COVID-19.
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