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. 2023 Jul 18;13(7):1576. doi: 10.3390/life13071576

Table 1.

Treatment options for patients with TE post-COVID-19.

No. Authors Years Number of Patients Treatment Options
1. Ohyama et al. [1] 2022 Meta-analysis Oral or topical minoxidil
Oral supplements with biotin, iron, and vitamin D
Iontophoresis with growth factors
Microneedles
2. Hussain et al. [19] 2022 465 (meta-analysis) Oral supplements with sulfur amino acid/vitamin B6, iron, and vitamin D
3. Saki et al. [49] 2022 1 Oral supplements with vitamin D3
Intramuscular biotin
4. Lv et al. [50] 2022 1 Topical minoxidil 5%
Topical halcinonide lotion
Shampoo with selenium sulfide
5. Olds et al. [48] 2021 10 Oral supplements with biotin, iron, and vitamin D
Topical minoxidil 5%
Topical corticosteroids
6. Rizzeto et al. [51] 2021 3 Oral supplements with sulfur amino acid/vitamin B6
Topical peptide (hair growth factor-like)
Topical minoxidil 5%
7. Rossi et al. [4] 2021 14 Oral supplements with biotin, alpha-lipoic acid, iron, vitamin D3 and B5, and
topical corticosteroids
8. Starace et al. [42] 2021 128 Oral supplements with amino acids and vitamins
Topical corticosteroids
Topical minoxidil
Topical hair growth promoters
9. Moreno-Arrones et al. [36] 2020 214 (meta-analysis) Oral or topical minoxidil (2% or 5%)
Oral supplements
Platelet-rich plasma treatment