Co-Relation Between Androgenetic Alopecia and Severity of COVID-19 Disease – A Cross-Sectional Study

December 2022 in “ Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal ”

Muhammad Waseem Shahid, Nadia Iftikhar, Mushayada Irshad, Naveed Altaf Malik, Muhammad Anjum, Bilal Ahmed

androgenetic alopecia COVID-19 Hamilton-Norwood Scale Ludwig Scale CT severity score androgens male pattern baldness female pattern baldness

TLDR Androgenetic alopecia may increase the severity of COVID-19.

A cross-sectional study conducted at the Pak Emirates Military Hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from February to August 2021, investigated the correlation between androgenetic alopecia and the severity of COVID-19. The study included 227 COVID-19 patients, with 161 males and 66 females. The degree of alopecia was assessed using the Hamilton-Norwood Scale for men and the Ludwig Scale for women, while COVID-19 severity was measured using the CT severity score. Results showed that 80.7% of males and 51.5% of females had some degree of alopecia. The study concluded that a high frequency of androgenetic alopecia in severely ill COVID-19 patients suggests that androgens play a significant role in the severity of the disease.

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