Induction of alopecia areata after COVID-19 vaccination: a case report in the United States

Journal of the Egyptian Women s Dermatologic Society

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Deborah A. Lin¹  Ghufran Abo Zaken¹  Jessika Sanz²  Mariya Miteva¹ 

[1] Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine;New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State

关键词: alopecia areata;    autoimmune;    COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    vaccine;   

DOI  :  10.4103/jewd.jewd_18_22

学科分类：皮肤病学

来源: Egyptian Women s Dermatological Society

【 摘 要 】

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disorder that results in patchy hair loss. There have been increasing reports, though limited, in the medical literature of relapse of AA in affected patients and sudden onset of AA in previously unaffected patients after COVID-19 infection or vaccination. We describe a unique case of a middle-aged woman in the United States with sudden onset of severe AA immediately after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. We explain our case’s trichoscopic findings, review the literature surrounding AA and COVID-19, and discuss the pathogenesis of how COVID-19 vaccination and infection may induce AA in patients without previous history of alopecia.

【 授权许可】

CC BY