A preliminary observation: Male pattern hair loss among hospitalized COVID‐19 patients in Spain – A potential clue to the role of androgens in COVID‐19 severity
Andy Goren, Sérgio Vañó-Galván, Carlos Gustavo Wambier, John McCoy, Alba Gómez‐Zubiaur, Óscar M. Moreno‐Arrones, Jerry Shapiro, Rodney Sinclair, Michael H. Gold, Maja Kovacevic, Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, Mohamad Goldust, Ken Washenik
Abstract
A preliminary observation of high frequency of male pattern hair loss among admitted COVID-19 patients and suggest that androgen expression might be a clue to COVID-19 severity.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineHair lossBetacoronavirusDermatologyCoronavirus InfectionsVirologyInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Dermatological and COVID-19 studiesBody Contouring and SurgeryHair Growth and Disorders