Alopecia areata following COVID-19 vaccine: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, multiple cases of adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines have been reported worldwide. Alopecia areata (AA) is an uncommon type of adverse reaction reported in some articles and has a significant social and psychological impact on patients. Our study aimed to review the AA and COVID-19 vaccine literature.

Methods

This systematic review was conducted by searching for articles on AA following COVID-19 vaccines in international databases such as Embase, MEDLINE, PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and Ovid from December 2019 to December 30, 2023. We included studies that provided data for AA patients following COVID-19 vaccination with at least one dose. Data on sex, age, country/region of origin, vaccine type, days between vaccination and symptom presentation, manife

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11225413 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature