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. 2020 Nov 23;34(1):e14547. doi: 10.1111/dth.14547

TABLE 1.

The clinical characteristics of three patients with Sars‐cov‐2 associated Telogen Effluvium (TE)

Age (years) Onset of hair shedding (days from febrile peak) Febrile peak (°C) Medical history
Case 1 62 75 39
  • Autoimmune thrombocytopenia

  • Osteoporosis

Case 2 74 60 39.2
  • Diabetes mellitus

  • Systemic hypertension

  • Dyslipidemia

Case 3 58 36 39
  • None

Clinical findings Medications during hospitalization
Case 1
  • Distress respiratory syndrome

  • Bilateral interstitial pneumonia

  • No skin manifestations

  • Enoxaparin 6000 IU/die

  • Ceftriaxone 1 g 3/die

  • Tocilizumab 400 mg (only 1 day)

  • Lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100 mg 2/die

Case 2
  • Moderate dyspnea up to distress respiratory syndrome

  • Bilateral interstitial pneumonia

  • No skin manifestations

  • Gliclazide 60 mg 1/die (home therapy)

  • Acarbose 100 mg 2/die (home therapy)

  • Ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/10 mg 1/die

  • Sitagliptin 50 mg 1/die (home therapy)

  • Enoxaparin 6000 UI 1/die

  • Lopinavir/Ritonavir 400/100 mg 2/die (only 1 day)

Case 3
  • Bilateral interstitial pneumonia

  • Diarrhea

  • Weight loss (4 Kg) in 2 weeks

  • Diffuse itching and flushing during hospitalization

  • Enoxaparina 6000 IU/die

  • Lopinavir/Ritonavir 400/100 mg 2/die (only 2 days)

  • chlorphenamine maleate 10 mg 1/die

Treatment Diagnosis
Case 1
  • Oral supplementation with sulfur amino acid/vit B6

  • Peptide mimicking hair growth factor lotion

Acute TE
Case 2
  • Oral supplementation with sulfur amino acid/vit B6

  • Peptide mimicking hair growth factor lotion

Acute TE
Case 3
  • Minoxidil 5% lotion

  • Peptide mimicking hair growth factor lotion

  • Oral supplementation with sulfur amino acid/vit B6

Acute TE on initial AGA a
a

Androgenetic alopecia (AGA).