Clin Case Rep . Intermittent chronic telogen effluvium with an unusual dermoscopic finding following COVID-19

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Clin Case Rep


. 2022 Aug 9;10(8):e6228.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6228. eCollection 2022 Aug.
Intermittent chronic telogen effluvium with an unusual dermoscopic finding following COVID-19


Nasrin Saki ^{1 2} , Fatemeh Sari Aslani ^{1 3} , Mozhdeh Sepaskhah ^{1 2} , Mohadese Shafiei ⁴ , Sara Alavizadeh ² , Seyed Ali Hosseini ⁵ , Fatemeh Ansari Asl ² , Najmeh Ahramiyanpour ⁴



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• PMID: 35957778
• PMCID: PMC9361802
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6228

Abstract

Various conditions, including infections, can cause telogen effluvium (TE). One of them is coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), where hair loss usually begins between 2 and 12 weeks after the illness. TE can be acute or chronic, and the chronic type can be intermittent. Here, we present the case of a 17-year-old girl with severe and widespread hair loss following an upper respiratory infection suspected to be COVID-19, with the patient having a history of such attacks since childhood. Evidence from biopsy and dermoscopy indicated a diagnosis of TE.

Keywords: COVID‐19; Dermoscopy; telogen effluvium.