%0 Journal Article
%T The correlation between corona virus disease 2019 and alopecia areata: a literature review.
%A Xie Y
%A Lv S
%A Luo S
%A Chen Y
%A Du M
%A Xu Y
%A Yang D
%J Front Immunol
%V 15
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 39021569
%F 8.786
%R 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1347311
%X Corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19) is one of the most serious respiratory pandemic diseases threatening human health for centuries. Alopecia areata (AA) is a sudden patchy hair loss, an autoimmune disease, which seriously affects the image and mental health of patients. Evidence shows that the risk of autoimmune diseases significantly increases after COVID-19, and is positively correlated with the severity, with a significant increase in the risk of alopecia in those over 40 years old. The relationship between COVID-19 and AA has become a hot topic of current research. Strengthening the research on the correlation between COVID-19 and AA can help to identify and protect susceptible populations at an early stage. This article reviews the research progress on the epidemiological background of COVID-19 and AA, the situation and possible mechanisms of AA induced by COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccination, and potential treatment methods.