Hair loss appearing in Covid sufferers months after infection
dailyrecord.co.ukA previous Covid infection could lead to ‘hair shedding’, experts have claimed. Research at the School of Medicine at Indiana University in America found that almost a third of people reported hair shedding as a longer term impact of the virus.
Experts at Usak University in Turkey reported that the number of people being diagnosed with alopecia in recent months had grown by 33 per cent when compared to the months prior to the pandemic.
The American Academy of Dermatology Association found that people suffering from a high fever during their stint from the virus could be suffering from 'noticeable hair loss'.Hair is said to begin shedding from around two to three months after the illness.
They say that handfuls of hair can come out in the shower or when brushing your hair.This symptom could last for six to nine months before it stops.
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