Ultrastructural Evidence for Anagen Hair Follicle Infection with SARS-CoV-2 in Early-Onset COVID-19 Effluvium

June 2022 in “ Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”

I F S Mazeto, C C Brommonschenkel, Anna Carolina Miola, Paulo Müller Ramos, Daniela Carvalho dos Santos, Hélio Amante Miot

TLDR COVID-19 may cause early hair loss by infecting hair follicles.

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