TLDR COVID-19 may cause increased hair loss, but the exact reason is unclear and standard hair loss treatments are recommended.
The document discusses the relationship between telogen effluvium, a condition that increases hair loss from 100 to 400 hairs/day, and COVID-19. The exact cause of telogen effluvium post-COVID-19 is not known, but it may be associated with the medications used for COVID-19 treatment, emotional stress, symptoms of the disease such as high fever, and alterations in the hair cycle due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The condition is more reported in women, despite the virus not distinguishing sex. Since the exact cause is unknown, there is no specific treatment for these cases, and the existing guidelines for telogen effluvium in dermatology should be followed.
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