TY - JOUR
T1 - Alopecia and severity of covid-19
T2 - A cross-sectional study in Peru
AU - Arenas, Miguel Ángel Salazar
AU - Carpio-Toia, Agueda Muñoz Del
AU - Galdos, Johan Aybar
AU - Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between COVID-19 severity and androgenic alopecia in patients hospitalized in the Surgery Service of Hon-orio Delgado Espinoza Hospital in Arequipa, Peru. A cross-sectional study was performed in male patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19. Alopecia, clinical char-acteristics, treatment, and evolution were collected. In all, 98 patients were included; median age was 55 years old (range 18-89), 32.7% with comorbidities, and 45.9% with androgenic alopecia. The severity of COVID-19 infection was moderate to severe in 13.2% of patients without alopecia, and in 88.9% of patients with alope-cia (p<0.001). In the logistic regression model analysis, patients with alopecia had a higher risk of presenting moderate to severe symptoms due to SARS-CoV-2 infection (OR: 80.2; 95% CI 16.2-397.7). In conclusion, the severity of infection was statistically significant in patients over 60 years old and those with alopecia.
AB - The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between COVID-19 severity and androgenic alopecia in patients hospitalized in the Surgery Service of Hon-orio Delgado Espinoza Hospital in Arequipa, Peru. A cross-sectional study was performed in male patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19. Alopecia, clinical char-acteristics, treatment, and evolution were collected. In all, 98 patients were included; median age was 55 years old (range 18-89), 32.7% with comorbidities, and 45.9% with androgenic alopecia. The severity of COVID-19 infection was moderate to severe in 13.2% of patients without alopecia, and in 88.9% of patients with alope-cia (p<0.001). In the logistic regression model analysis, patients with alopecia had a higher risk of presenting moderate to severe symptoms due to SARS-CoV-2 infection (OR: 80.2; 95% CI 16.2-397.7). In conclusion, the severity of infection was statistically significant in patients over 60 years old and those with alopecia.
KW - Alopecia
KW - COVID-19
KW - Male
KW - Peru
KW - Severity
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M3 - Artículo
C2 - 33664171
AN - SCOPUS:85102701035
SN - 1124-9390
VL - 29
SP - 37
EP - 45
JO - Infezioni in Medicina
JF - Infezioni in Medicina
IS - 1
ER -
