Barbhaya, MeetModasiya, AfiaPatel, AanalBapat, NiravPatel, Krina2024-12-022024-12-022024-03Barbhaya Meet, Modasiya Afia, Patel Aanal, Bapat Nirav, Patel Krina . A Cross Sectional Clinical Study to Evaluate the Pattern of Acute Hair Loss in Patients after SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2024 Mar; 122(3): 50-530019-5847https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/238832Background : Dermatologists have largely studied the cutaneous involvement of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), It is still debated whether the skin manifestations are a direct consequence of COVID-19 pathogenicity or a consequence of thrombogenic and immune deregulatory responses triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Multiple studies are available focusing on the cutaneous manifestation of COVID-19 but only few reports are available regarding the Telogen Effluvium as a sequelae of COVID infection. Materials and Method : The cross-sectional study included 130 patients who presented with the complaint of hairfall and had a history of getting infected with COVID during the second wave (confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2). We divided the average per day shedding into mild (200-400 hairs/ day), moderate (400-600/day) and severe (>600 hairs/day). Results : A Chi-square test of independence was performed to examine the relation between severity of COVID infection and severity of hairfall. The relation between these variables was not significant, X2 (4, N=130)=2.244, p=0.691. So we can conclude that the severity of covid infection is independent of the severity of hairfall. Conclusion : Inflammatory process in mild COVID disease may not be causing severe acute condition during active infection but is affecting the immediate anagen release leading to increased hair loss after 2-3 months of infection. More research is needed to identify the inflammatory process underlying COVID infection which may even be affecting other systems of the body and may appear as a late sequelae.SARS-CoV-2 InfectionTelogen EffluviumPandemicJournal ArticleIndiaMBBS, MD, DVL, Resident, Department of Dermatology, GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380060MBBS, Resident, Department of Dermatology, GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380060MBBS, Resident, Department of Dermatology, GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380060PhD (Biostatistics), Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380060MD, DVL, Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380060