Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (Apr 2021)

A Case of Acute Telogen Effluvium After SARS-CoV-2 Infection

  • Lv S,
  • Wang L,
  • Zou X,
  • Wang Z,
  • Qu B,
  • Lin W,
  • Yang D

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 14
pp. 385 – 387

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Shuying Lv,1,2 Lei Wang,2 Xiaohui Zou,3 Zihan Wang,1 Baoquan Qu,1,2 Wenjun Lin,1,2 Dingquan Yang2 1School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China–Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Dingquan YangDepartment of Dermatology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 13901218671Email [email protected]: As the number of COVID-19 cases increasing, more and more patients are concerning about alopecia, a sequela after SARS-CoV-2 infection. We here report a case of a 38-year-old woman with a typical acute telogen effluvium (ATE) after recovery from COVID-19.Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, acute telogen effluvium, alopecia

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