Unilateral Ciliary Madarosis in a Child After COVID-19 Infection

    Nazan Acar Eser, Kübra Serbest Ceylanoğlu, Emine Şen
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    TLDR A child lost eyelashes on one eyelid after COVID-19, likely due to a temporary hair loss condition.
    The document presents a case study of a 7-year-old boy who developed unilateral ciliary madarosis (loss of eyelashes) on his left upper eyelid 9 weeks after a COVID-19 infection. A comprehensive ophthalmologic examination and laboratory workup were performed, which ruled out other potential causes of ciliary madarosis as all parameters tested within normal limits. The timing of the symptoms and spontaneous recovery at follow-up visits led the authors to conclude that the cause of the isolated, unilateral ciliary madarosis in this case was telogen effluvium, a temporary hair loss condition.
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