Following infection with Covid-19 in March, Juli Fisher, a nursing professional, treated the symptoms of the disease herself. Most of them were in line with everything that was written in the guiding articles of the prestigious world health organizations. But she also noticed something surprising - hair loss.
"I saw a lot of hair falling out of me every time I took a shower. "At first I thought it was not from a cheap shampoo, but I soon realized it was something else," she told WebMD. Fisher joined a group on Facebook, where he noticed that other people, infected with Covid-19, had also had hair loss. The link between hair loss and Covid-19 is being recently reported and recognized through research. What is known so far?
The American Academy of Dermatology points out that hair loss can be caused as a result of genetics, age, hormonal changes, various health conditions, medications and of course, stress. Experts say what happens to patients with Covid-19 is known as telogen effluvium - a temporary form caused by physical or emotional stress, high fever or weight loss.
Hair has a life cycle that is divided into: 90% grow, 5% are at rest and the rest fall out. When the body is in a state of stress or shock, up to 50% of hair goes into the fall phase.
Some are of the opinion that the worsening of the problem may also be related. That said, cases of infections increased significantly in the spring, a time when hair usually falls out more than other times. Experts do not yet know why hair falls out more this season. Some think it's just a natural cycle, while others say it appears a few months after the stress of the winter holidays.
At present, specialists find it difficult to determine why some patients recovering from Covid-19 have hair loss later, while others do not. Genetics is not excluded.
Source: WebMD
