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. 2022 Feb 22;7:67–77. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2022.02.006

Table III.

Prevalence of the types of classified alopecia in 1070 patients with COVID-19 and the number of patients with preexisting alopecia versus new-onset alopecia

Types of classified alopecia Preexisting alopecia diagnosis
No preexisting alopecia diagnosis
Not reported
No new symptoms triggered by COVID-19 New alopecia flareup worsened by COVID-19 New-onset alopecia triggered by COVID-19
AA (n = 143, 13.4%) 78 (54.5%) 58 (40.6%) 7 (4.9%) 0
AE (n = 2, 0.2%) 0 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 0
AGA (n = 561, 52.4%) 287 (51.2%) 0 274 (48.8%)
PA (n = 2, 0.2%) 0 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 0
TE (n = 362, 33.8%) 0 23 (6.4%)
(n = 10 had prior AA)
(n = 13 had prior AGA)
339 (93.6%) 0

AA, Alopecia areata; AE, anagen effluvium; AGA, androgenic alopecia; PA, pressure-induced alopecia; TE, telogen effluvium.

Not reported whether alopecia symptoms worsened (or were stable) after COVID-19.