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USE OF VITAMIN D IN THE TREATMENT OF POSTCOVID ALOPECIA
F.Kh.Abboskhanova
J.M.Umarov
S.I.Khudoyberdieva
Tashkent Medical Academy
Department of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15581027
In studies, about 20% of people who had COVID-19 later developed
temporary hair shedding, which usually begins a few months after recovery
from COVID-19. If you have hair shedding, you’ll see many more hairs than usual
fall out all over your scalp.
The hair shedding can occur a few months after you experience a stressful
event or illness, especially an illness that causes a fever. Because COVID-19
causes a fever, some people see excessive hair shedding after they recover.
People also develop excessive hair shedding after they recover from other
diseases like pneumonia, scarlet fever, and the flu.
Most people regrow their hair over a period of several months without
treatment.
Alopecia areata can flare after stress or illness
If you have alopecia areata, it’s possible to have a flare-up after recovering
from COVID-19.
In Italy, researchers found that 42.5% of people who had alopecia areata
and developed COVID-19 saw their alopecia areata flare. By comparison, 12.5%
of people who had alopecia areata and didn’t get COVID-19 had a flare-up.
When do hair shedding and alopecia areata start?
Hair shedding usually begins 2 to 3 months after you get COVID-19. In one
study that looked at hair loss after COVID-19, hair shedding often began after 56
days, so a little under two months.
A flare-up of alopecia areata can begin earlier. In studies, most people had a
flare-up 1 to 3 months after getting COVID-19.
How long do hair shedding and alopecia areata last?
Hair shedding usually lasts 3 to 6 months, and then hair starts regrowing on
its own.
Predicting how long hair loss due to alopecia areata can last is more
difficult. Many people, especially children, regrow their hair without treatment.
Some people who have alopecia areata need treatment to help their hair regrow.
Relevance
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In diffuse alopecia, hair loss occurs evenly across the entire scalp due to a
disruption in the normal hair growth cycle. Hair falls out intensively every day,
but usually, it does not lead to complete baldness. Vitamin D deficiency is
associated with a decrease in immune system functionality and supports
autoimmune inflammation in diffuse alopecia.
Aim of the study
To evaluate the clinical efficacy of vitamin D in combination therapy for
women with diffuse alopecia and its impact on their immune system.
Materials and Methods
The study involved 95 women aged 17-45 with diffuse alopecia. In the main
group (50 patients), a complex therapy including D3 capsules was used, while
the control group (45 patients) received traditional therapy. Serum levels of
vitamin D were measured using immunochemiluminescent analysis.
Results
In the main group of 60 patients:
• Severe vitamin D deficiency was identified in 28 (48%) patients.
• Deficiency in 16 (32%).
• Insufficiency in 9 (18%).
In the control group of 48 patients:
• Severe deficiency in 22 (42.2%).
• Deficiency in 13 (31.1%).
• Insufficiency in 12 (26.7%).
After 8 weeks of therapy, levels were restored in 37 (74%) patients from
the main group and 24 (53.4%) patients from the control group. Clinical
recovery was observed in 35 (70%) patients from the main group and 21
(46.6%) in the control group.
Conclusions
The use of vitamin D led to immune system recovery in 75% of cases and
improved therapy outcomes for diffuse alopecia in 80% of patients.
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