Hair loss is the new symptom of surprising covidation
Covid-19 survivors experienced serious weeks of hair loss after the virus recovery.
Although we know of fever, chills,loss of taste and smellAs well as a dry cough and shortness of breath are all key symptoms of coronavirus, there are some others that have been reported by patients who are not as common. One of the most recentsymptoms is nowhair loss.
To be clear, the CDC has no identity with hair loss as a true symptom of Covid-19. However, asUnited States todayreports, an investigation that interviewed at least 1,100 people in theFacebook Group Body Survivor Corps, would suggest otherwise. More than 27% of survivors reported having suffered hair loss.
United States today Also spoke with a dermatologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, Dr. Michele S. Green, who reported having experienced an influx of patients looking for a hair loss treatment since the pandemic started.
"Patients come literally with hair bags looking like a full hair head were in the bag," she said. "They all have similar stories. They were extremely sick of strong fevers and have never been sick in all their lives."
Juli Fisher, a travel nurse who contracted the virus while tending at Covid-19 patients in an assisted installationWebmdThat even after several weeks of diagnosis, she had a major hair loss.
"I started noticing puffs of outgoing hair when I took a shower. At first, I thought it was that I was using a cheaper shampoo, but it quickly became obvious, like more and more People out, that it was something else, "she said.
Experts say Covid-19 can indirectly cause hair loss. Instead, they explain that hair loss is in this case a stressed response that occurs after the body fights the virus. The condition is called telogen effluvium, often triggered by major physical trauma, stress andsevere infection, for example. (In touch:Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest Coronavirus Foods news delivered directly to your inbox.)
Sara Hogan MD, Clinical Health Science Instructor at David Geffen Medical School in UCLA, is also cited byWebmd By saying, "There are three common cycles in the hair life cycle. Up to 90% at any time of growth, 5% are in a rest phase and up to 10% are losing an event IMPORTANT STRESS OR IMPORTANT shock, 50% of your hair can sprinted in front of the depollution phase. "
Yes, 50% hair loss is dramatic, however, it adds that it is usually temporary and lasts only four to six months.
