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Corona hair loss? Doctor explains what helps with coronavirus-related hair loss

2020-12-30T08:59:08.353Z


Coronavirus infection is often associated with a loss of taste and smell. But skin and hair can also be damaged, according to a dermatologist.


Coronavirus infection is often associated with a loss of taste and smell.

But skin and hair can also be damaged, according to a dermatologist.

  • Covid-19 is a "young" disease: the first reports in China were made in December 2019 before the disease spread worldwide.

  • At the beginning there was talk of a new type of lung disease.

    But today we know that it is not just the lungs that can be affected.

    Medical professionals also observed serious complications such as thrombosis *.

  • A dermatologist will answer whether “harmless” symptoms such as hair loss are also one of the consequences of an infection.

An idea that some have already gone through in the form of nightmares: The hair falls out completely or partially.

There can be many causes behind real hair loss,

for example genetic predisposition in men, hormonal imbalance in women or iron deficiency

.

But there are also corona patients who report hair loss after surviving the infection.

Dermatologist Dr.

Ohara Aivaz a.

The official health portal of the German pharmacists quotes the US dermatologist: "I recently had patients with stress-related hair loss who told me that they feared dying or Covid-19 at the beginning of the year".

However, you don't see the effects of stress until around three months later

.

"The patients lose hair even though the stress has subsided because the manifestation takes place later."

Hair loss and skin eczema: "Do not wash anything that is not soiled"

Experts then speak of stress-related hair loss.

As a rule, this does not occur directly during a traumatic experience, but rather with a time delay.

There are often a few months between the triggering moment and the hair loss.

The Federal Association of German Pharmacists' Associations sees one reason for this in the fact that the hair growth cycle is put into a kind of resting phase when stressed.

This can cause the hair roots to shrink and the hair to fall out.

Only a doctor can find out the real cause of hair loss and initiate appropriate therapy.

In the case of stress-related hair loss, Aivaz says: "

When the stress level decreases, the hair loss usually stops on its own and the lost hair grows back because the follicles are still active and healthy

."

On the one hand, stress can result in hair loss,

but acne and eczema

can also occur as a result of

stress.

Increased hand washing during the pandemic also promotes skin problems

.

Short, lukewarm showers and fragrance-free shower lotions prevent and alleviate discomfort.

“If the skin is really dry, even gentle soap can be harmful.

Do not wash anything that is not soiled, ”says dermatologist Dr.

Ohara Aivaz, as reported by aponet.de.

(jg)

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