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COVID-19, Overzealous Sanitizer Use, and Hair Discoloration: Case Reports
Maryam Sadat Sadati
; Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Dermatology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Farnoosh Nozari
orcid.org/0000-0003-4048-7346
; Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Sažetak
Proper hand hygiene is one of the top preventive measures against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoViD-19). in this study, we report the cases of four patients who presented with blonde discoloration of hair of the dorsal hands and distal forearms during the CoViD-19 pandemic.
the mean age of participants was 41.25±4.35 years, and 75% percent of them were men. three patients were medical staff who had to use antiseptics frequently, and one of them was a housewife. in all participants, the primary color of hand hair was black. the duration of sanitizer use was approximately four months (table 1).
one of the patients, a 42-year-old male ophthalmologist, was examined due to the blonde discoloration of hairs of the dorsal hands and distal forearms (Figure 1). the color of the hand and forearms hair had changed to blonde. however, the underlying skin was unaffected. A dermoscopy examination showed lighter hair compared with the natural black hair of unaffected parts. in addition, the hair color of the scalp, upper arms, and other body parts was normal. the patient had frequently used a hand sanitizer that contained 70% ethanol and didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC) for the past five months.
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Hrčak ID:
280110
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Datum izdavanja:
1.4.2022.
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