COVID-19-induced hair shedding and related risk factors: A Saudi perspective
Introduction: Many cases of telogen effluvium (TE), acute hair shedding, following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were reported during the pandemic. Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between COVID-19 and TE in Saudi Arabia. Self-administered online que...
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| author | Abrar E. Bukhari Dalal A. AlDosari Manal A. AlDosari Reema F. Muqrin Othillah M. Moazin Malak M. Almutlq Saad M. Altalhab Ruaa S. Alharithy Abdullah I. Alkhalifah |
| author_facet | Abrar E. Bukhari Dalal A. AlDosari Manal A. AlDosari Reema F. Muqrin Othillah M. Moazin Malak M. Almutlq Saad M. Altalhab Ruaa S. Alharithy Abdullah I. Alkhalifah |
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| description | Introduction:
Many cases of telogen effluvium (TE), acute hair shedding, following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were reported during the pandemic.
Methodology:
We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between COVID-19 and TE in Saudi Arabia. Self-administered online questionnaires were distributed online between March and September 2022 in Saudi Arabia. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to determine risk factors associated with TE post-COVID-19 (significance at P < 0.05).
Results:
Of the 703 responders, 392 were included in the study. 59.70% (n = 234) recognized hair shedding during or after COVID-19. The time taken to realize hair shedding (3 or 6 months) and the duration varied (3, 6, >6 months). The risk factors significantly related to TE post-COVID-19 were: female sex (P < 0.001, odds ratio [OR] = 2.98), COVID-19 antiviral treatment (P = 0.032, OR = 3.02), and TE history (P = 0.001, OR = 3.78).
Conclusion:
Healthcare providers and physicians should be aware of the relationship between TE and COVID-19, to easily recognize, treat, and improve their patients' outcomes). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2acee5813df048d6b95379f702be2dc22024-11-11T13:53:30ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352023-12-0112123304331110.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_314_23COVID-19-induced hair shedding and related risk factors: A Saudi perspectiveAbrar E. BukhariDalal A. AlDosariManal A. AlDosariReema F. MuqrinOthillah M. MoazinMalak M. AlmutlqSaad M. AltalhabRuaa S. AlharithyAbdullah I. AlkhalifahIntroduction: Many cases of telogen effluvium (TE), acute hair shedding, following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were reported during the pandemic. Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between COVID-19 and TE in Saudi Arabia. Self-administered online questionnaires were distributed online between March and September 2022 in Saudi Arabia. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to determine risk factors associated with TE post-COVID-19 (significance at P < 0.05). Results: Of the 703 responders, 392 were included in the study. 59.70% (n = 234) recognized hair shedding during or after COVID-19. The time taken to realize hair shedding (3 or 6 months) and the duration varied (3, 6, >6 months). The risk factors significantly related to TE post-COVID-19 were: female sex (P < 0.001, odds ratio [OR] = 2.98), COVID-19 antiviral treatment (P = 0.032, OR = 3.02), and TE history (P = 0.001, OR = 3.78). Conclusion: Healthcare providers and physicians should be aware of the relationship between TE and COVID-19, to easily recognize, treat, and improve their patients' outcomes).https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_314_23covid-19hair losssars-cov-2telogen effluvium |
| spellingShingle | Abrar E. Bukhari Dalal A. AlDosari Manal A. AlDosari Reema F. Muqrin Othillah M. Moazin Malak M. Almutlq Saad M. Altalhab Ruaa S. Alharithy Abdullah I. Alkhalifah COVID-19-induced hair shedding and related risk factors: A Saudi perspective Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care covid-19 hair loss sars-cov-2 telogen effluvium |
| title | COVID-19-induced hair shedding and related risk factors: A Saudi perspective |
| title_full | COVID-19-induced hair shedding and related risk factors: A Saudi perspective |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19-induced hair shedding and related risk factors: A Saudi perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19-induced hair shedding and related risk factors: A Saudi perspective |
| title_short | COVID-19-induced hair shedding and related risk factors: A Saudi perspective |
| title_sort | covid 19 induced hair shedding and related risk factors a saudi perspective |
| topic | covid-19 hair loss sars-cov-2 telogen effluvium |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_314_23 |
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