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COVID-19 and Your Hair: How to deal with post-viral hair loss
Aesthetic Medicine, Hair Dr Emmaline Ashley Aesthetic Medicine, Hair Dr Emmaline Ashley

COVID-19 and Your Hair: How to deal with post-viral hair loss

Let’s talk about COVID-19 and hair loss. This is something that has affected quite a few people, but it is not a problem that is well-known. As we are recovering from the pandemic, there may be patients who are finding themselves suffering from sudden unexplained hair loss after having recovered from COVID months ago!

What is Happening? It is a condition known as acute telogen effluvium. Telogen effluvium is a very common cause of increased hair loss.

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COVID-19 and Your Skin: Rashes in Coronavirus Infections
Skin Concerns Dr Emmaline Ashley Skin Concerns Dr Emmaline Ashley

COVID-19 and Your Skin: Rashes in Coronavirus Infections

When it comes to COVID-19, there is no doubt that it has touched almost every aspect of our lives. There’s been a lot of talk about the effect mask-wearing is having on our complexions (the dreaded “maskne”), but the viral infection itself can directly cause changes to our skin.

Why are these important to be aware of? We know about the common presenting complaints of COVID, which are generally non-specific (cough, high fever). However, recent research has estimated that about 8% of patients have skin symptoms, and for approximately 1/5 of these patients skin symptoms are the presenting complaint, or only sign of infection they ever have.

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