Intermittent chronic telogen effluvium with an unusual dermoscopic finding following COVID‐19 |
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| Authors: | Nasrin Saki Fatemeh Sari Aslani Mozhdeh Sepaskhah Mohadese Shafiei Sara Alavizadeh Seyed Ali Hosseini Fatemeh Ansari Asl Najmeh Ahramiyanpour |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Iran ; 2. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Iran ; 3. Pathology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Iran ; 4. Department of Dermatology, Afzalipour Hospital, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman Iran ; 5. Postdoctoral Researcher, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Iran |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | COVID‐ 19, Dermoscopy, telogen effluvium |
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